Royal Belgian Entomological Society

The Royal Belgian Entomological Society (French: Société royale belge d'Entomologie, pronounced [sɔsjete ʁwajal bɛlʒə dɑ̃tɔmɔlɔʒi]; Dutch: Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈbɛlɣisə vəˈreːnəɣɪŋ voːr ˌɛntoːmoːloːˈɣi]) is a learned society based in Brussels. It is devoted to entomology, the study of insects. It was founded on 9 April 1855 with Edmond de Sélys Longchamps as its first president.

Royal Belgian Entomological Society
Société royale belge d'Entomologie Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie
FormationApril 9, 1855; 169 years ago (1855-04-09)
Founding president
Edmond de Sélys Longchamps

The society publishes the Bulletin, the Belgian Journal of Entomology and the Mémoires.

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