Welcome
The Entomological Society of Queensland, since its inception in 1923, has promoted the development of pure and applied entomological research in Australia, particularly in Queensland. The Society promotes interaction and communication among entomologists through regular meetings with guest seminar speakers, a monthly News Bulletin, annual collecting trips and the publication of a quarterly journal, The Australian Entomologist. Membership in the Society is open to anyone interested in Entomology.
AN UPDATE ON MEETINGS...
Meetings are held every second Tuesday of the month at the Ecosciences Precinct in Dutton Park, Brisbane. In the past, our guest speakers have presented on a variety of topics including hover fly systematics, hive beetle control, history of museum collections, plant volatiles and parasitoid interactions, honeybee navigation and robotics, insect evolutionary genomics, butterflies of Africa, eucalyptus borers and mosquito control.
However, due to the current COVID-19 health issues, we are now holding our meetings 'virtually'. Members will receive a meeting link via the news bulletin and an email so that we can all view the meeting online. The President will open the meeting and introduce our guest speaker.
The next meeting: 9 June 2020 at 1pm
Notes & Exhibits presentations: ESQ Student Award Presentation; Award winner, Shannon Close, will talk a bit about her Honours thesis research: "The female reproductive system of an adenotrophically viviparous fly, Cyclopoida albertsii Rondani 1878." Other short presentations will follow.
Have you got something interesting to share? The June meeting is one of our "Notes and Exhibits" meetings. This is a chance for members to do a bit of "show and tell" or present any item of entomological interest. Have you got a short talk or an interesting observation? Now is your chance to share it with other members! Contact the secretary@esq.org.au
Announcements:
Beetles of Brisbane now available! Beetles of Brisbane is a newly
published photo-guide to the city's common species.The 16-panel glossy brochure includes around 100 beetle images and covers 29 families. Beetles of Brisbane serves as a handy reference for anyone interested in trying to zero in on the family or even the species of beetle they have found or photographed. It includes an introduction to the Coleoptera, brief family descriptions (including tarsal formulae and estimated species number Australia wide) as well as the individual images with species name, length and some additional points of interest. Its production was supported in part by the 2019 ESQ Small Grant to Colleen Foelz (edenINK editing). The brochure is currently available for purchase at $8 (plus postage) Order form.
Reminder! Membership renewals for 2020 are due January 1st. Renewal forms are available here. (Or quick links on the bottom of the page). Please let the secretary know if you have recently changed your postal or email contact details.
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| Join the society | Our next meeting: June 9, 2020 |
2020 Student Award $500 |
| Renew: Membership renewals for 2020 are due January 1st. | Get your copy of the NEW Beetles of Brisbane photo guide! |
2020 Small Grant Scheme $2000 More information... |
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