Swiss Entomological Society (SEG)

Current:

> NEWS (08.12.22): In 2005, Peter Sonderegger (1942‒2017) published Die Erebien der Schweiz, a major contribution to the knowledge of Swiss butterflies, for which he was awarded the Prix Moulines. The SES, together with Peter's family, has now made a digital copy available via Zenodo. The SES is grateful to the ETH library for enabling the digitalization of this important publication.

> NEWS (06.12.22; in German only): Von 20. - 23.02.2023 findet in Bozen (Südtirol, Italien) die Entomologentagung 2023 der Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie (DGaaE) statt. Veranstaltet wird die Tagung in Zusammenarbeit mit der Freien Universität Bozen & der Società Entomologica Italiana (SEI). Weitere Informationen inkl. Anmeldeformular finden Sie unter https://www.dgaae.de/de/entomologentagung-2023-uebersicht.html
Anmeldung bis zum 31.12.22

> NEWS (10.11.22): volumes of a further two entomological journals are now available via www.e-periodica: Entomo Helvetica & one of its predecessor journals Bulletin romand d'entomologie

> NEWS (10.11.22): The Swiss National Science Foundation is inviting Swiss researchers to send their best photographs, images and short videos to the SNSF Scientific Image Competition - If you have something to contribute, the deadline for submissions is 31st January 2023. The winning images will be exhibited at the Biel/Bienne Festival of Photography in May 2023.

> NEWS (24.10.22): registration is now open for the XII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2023) which will be held in Heraklion, Crete 16-20.11.23

> NEWS (28.09.22): In collaboration with the ETH Library and thanks to the generous support of SCNAT, the SES is currently digitizing various Swiss entomological journals. In the future, all volumes of these journals will be available online in pdf format via www.e-periodica.ch. Yesterday two new series were published there: Entomologica Basiliensia et Collectionis Frey & the predecessor journal Entomologica Basiliensia.

> NEWS (06.07.22): new topical collection in Alpine Entomology on "Impacts of alien insects in the Alpine ecosystem": LINK to announcement on Pensoft blog & full details on journal site

> NEW: red lists for dragonflies and native cicadas (BAFU/CSCF)

> Radio interview with Thibault Lachat on the topic of "Peut-on sauver les insectes ? (1/5) - Comment éviter lʹextinction ?": LINK

> Personal statements of entomologists concerning the state of our insect fauna

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Insects — Boundless diversity

Insects are by far the most diverse group of living organisms. There are over 30’000 species in Switzerland, or approximately ten times more insects than plants! In addition to their spectacular diversity, insects have a significant impact on our environment and daily lives.

On this website, we regularly publish insect news from all fields of research. Let yourself be inspired!