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==External links==
{{ELNote}} [[User:SilkTork|SilkTork]] ([[User talk:SilkTork|talk]]) 13:48, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
Hi. This article has some good information, but try http://encyclopedia.com/html/e/entomolo.asp for some more information! Remember to still keep wikipedia running strong though! The site needs you!
-Anonymous-


Why is there a picture of a mammal, specifically a tiger, on the right side of this page? Is this some new classification of insect? [[User:208.230.118.253|208.230.118.253]] 18:08, 24 October 2007 (UTC)


* {{cite web |url = http://www.vega.org.uk/video/programme/87 |author=Professor Andrew Speilman |title = Malaria video |access-date=2006-12-09 }}
== Picture ==
* {{cite web |url = http://www.vega.org.uk/video/programme/52 |author=Rob Hutchinson |title = Mosquitoes video |access-date=2006-12-09 }}

* {{cite web |url = http://www.uvm.edu/~entlab |title=Entomology Laboratory |author=University of Vermont |access-date=2006-12-09 }}
Um, dudes, why is there a picture of a leaf in the info box? Why not put liek a bug or um a butterfly? Thnx <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.123.234.125|24.123.234.125]] ([[User talk:24.123.234.125|talk]]) 01:42, 15 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
* {{cite web |url = http://www.ent.iastate.edu/list/ |title=Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources |author=Iowa State University |access-date = 2011-07-23 }}

* {{cite web |url = http://www.ub.es/dpep/meganeura/meganeura.htm |title=Fossil Insects |author=Meganeura, University of Barcelona |access-date = 2006-12-09 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114232025/http://www.ub.es/dpep/meganeura/meganeura.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2006-11-14}}
:It's an insect that looks like a leaf. Look closely. --[[Special:Contributions/62.136.150.154|62.136.150.154]] ([[User talk:62.136.150.154|talk]]) 21:34, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
* {{cite web |url = http://www.goliathus.cz/ |title = Goliathus (Entomology hobbyist site) |access-date=2006-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061206205249/http://www.goliathus.cz/ |archive-date=2006-12-06 }}

* {{cite web |url = http://parasite.natur.cuni.cz/jirovec/index.php?category=11 |title = Medical Entomology images |access-date=2006-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070207181125/http://parasite.natur.cuni.cz/jirovec/index.php?category=11 |archive-date=2007-02-07 }}
::I'm sure that more than a few people have been confused by this. At first glance you think, "leaf. so, entomology is the study of leaves? plants?" It is a poor choice of picture. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/67.101.146.232|67.101.146.232]] ([[User talk:67.101.146.232|talk]]) 17:09, 26 February 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
* {{cite web |url = http://www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/index.htm |title = Division of Entomology |author = University of Nebraska State Museum |access-date = 2006-12-09 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120610181929/http://www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/index.htm |archive-date = 2012-06-10 |url-status = dead }}
[[File:Cetonia_aurata|thumb|right|250px|Proposed image change - a Rosechafer beetle (member of the largest insect family - the beetles).
* {{cite web |url = http://gvcocks.homeip.net/orders.html |title = Insects of Townsville, Australia |author=Graeme Cocks |access-date=2006-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061213112707/http://gvcocks.homeip.net/orders.html |archive-date=2006-12-13 }}
:::I propose replacing it with an unmistakeably insect picture - I have chosen a Featured picture from Commons. I shall wait a week for objections before posting it.
* {{cite web |url = http://www.actroninc.com/flyref.htm |title = Compendium of References on Flies and Disease |author=Actronic |access-date=2006-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061015161948/http://www.actroninc.com/flyref.htm |archive-date=2006-10-15 }}
[[User:AshLin|AshLin]] ([[User talk:AshLin|talk]]) 14:31, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070322125245/http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/site_main.htm?docid=10141&page=1 USDA Collecting methods.Detailed instructions]

* [http://arthropa.free.fr/ Arthropa] Extensive photo album sorted by topic {{in lang|fr}}
== Entomology as evidence of abuse or neglect merging with entomology ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071011170127/http://entweb.clemson.edu/museum/cabinet.htm Virtual Insect Museum]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151207022646/http://www.naturalhistorydirect.com/collections/unmounted-insect-specimens Extensive Catalogue of Butterfly Photos and Insect Data]
I do not think that the two should be merged "Entomology as ...." is a very decent stand alone article and both have enough information to be presented as full articles on their own. I think that people looking for information on insects or entomology in general may not want to peruse through an article that encompasses the sort of subject matter found in forensic entomology. "Entomology as ...." should definitely be linked, but not merged to the main entomology article. The two topics are different enough to be separate. Thank you for reading the article.--[[User:Angelar.steinhauer|Angelar.steinhauer]] ([[User talk:Angelar.steinhauer|talk]]) 21:45, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221064655/http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/fasulo/pests/bestbugs/ Best of the Bugs] Entomology Web sites selected by entomologists

* [[Geoffrey Douglas Hale Carpenter|G.D. Hale Carpenter]], [https://archive.org/details/naturalistonlake00carp ''A Naturalist on Lake Victoria, with an Account of Sleeping Sickness and the Tse-tse Fly'']; 1920. T.F. Unwin Ltd, London; Biodiversity Archive.

* [http://tereshkin.info/Methodology.html Tereshkin] Scientific illustration in entomology Tereshkin, A. 2008: Methodology of a scientific drawings preparation in entomology on example of ichneumon flies (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae). ''Euroasian Entomological Journal'', 7(1): 1–9 + I-VII
==Commercial Sites?==
* [http://www.alexanderwild.com Alex Wild Photography (insect photography)]
Under Organizations, the link "Entomology.org" is actually a commercial site that sends people to pest control companies for services. I do not think this should be allowed on this page. If it is, I have a site that offers scores of insect-related software for sale. [[User:Trfasulo|Trfasulo]] ([[User talk:Trfasulo|talk]]) 01:14, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
*: This website was highlighted by ''Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News'' in its "Best of the Web" section in January 2015. See: {{small|{{cite news | title = Alex Wild Photography | department = Best of the Web | volume = 35 | issue = 2 | date = 2015-01-15 | page = 38 | work = [[Gen. Eng. Biotechnol. News|Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News]] }}}}
:Just feel free to remove links. The problem is external links are seen as a free for all and if the link adder is not adding content into articles in general, it is most likely just spam. [[User:Shyamal|Shyamal]] ([[User talk:Shyamal|talk]]) 09:25, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

== Factual error ==

The site says that insects account for 2/3 of all organisms. This is impossible. I'm not sure what the exact reference is made to but their are far more unicellular organisms than insects. Perhaps they meant 2/3 of all multi-cellular organisms, but in any case this should be corrected. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/128.253.69.116|128.253.69.116]] ([[User talk:128.253.69.116|talk]]) 22:13, 29 August 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Here is the first part of the sentence: "At some 1.3 million described species, insects account for more than 2/3rds of all known organisms..." In that context, it is clear that the 2/3 represents a fraction of the number of species, not the number of organisms.--[[User:Geometricks|Geometricks]] ([[User talk:Geometricks|talk]]) 15:14, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

== TV entomologists as history? ==

What's with that? It is quite a stretch to place those fictional characters in the history section. Perhaps there could be a popular entertainment section, but I would be more inclined to delete them altogether.--[[User:Geometricks|Geometricks]] ([[User talk:Geometricks|talk]]) 15:14, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

:I agree with your point regarding a separate section so I've implemented it. [[User:Untrue Believer|Untrue Believer]] ([[User talk:Untrue Believer|talk]]) 00:16, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

:Don't forget to read the book! If we are going to mention TV shows with "entomology," it is only fair to list books too. So I listed some. However, I would like to make the suggestion that this section might be better off further down the page as it is not the "science" of entomology, even if it is related. And if you haven't read '''The Forgotten Planet''' or '''Atta''', you have missed some very enjoyable reading. [[User:Trfasulo|Thomas R. Fasulo]] ([[User talk:Trfasulo|talk]]) 03:06, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

it means IDk <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/173.67.113.124|173.67.113.124]] ([[User talk:173.67.113.124|talk]]) 23:51, 17 February 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== "Technically incorrect" ==

"Though '''technically incorrect''', the definition is sometimes widened to include the study of terrestrial animals in other arthropod groups or other phyla, such as arachnids, myriapods, earthworms, and slugs."

What's "technically incorrect" about this? Based on the etymology of the word, entomology should be the study of any segmented organisms. So slugs might be out, and I could see excluding annelids (even though they're segmented), but surely other arthropods fit in just fine. Is this really representative of a "widened usage?" I'd like to see some historical evidence that entomology has been used in a way that only referred to the study of insects. I'm pretty sure (although I've got no evidence at hand) that arachnids and myriapods have historically been included in entomology, and that attempts to exclude them are recent (i.e. Insecta only entomology is a more restricted recent use, and the wider usage of entomology for the study of (terrestrial?) arthropods is the older usage).[[Special:Contributions/192.104.39.2|192.104.39.2]] ([[User talk:192.104.39.2|talk]]) 20:36, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Talk to any entomologist and they will tell you it is the study of insects.....with it sometimes being used to cover non insects such as arachnids etc. Much in the same manner as 'ecology' is used to describe environmental subjects/topics when that is not correct. [[Special:Contributions/111.69.246.160|111.69.246.160]] ([[User talk:111.69.246.160|talk]]) 11:31, 18 May 2010 (UTC)Andy

:I initiated the topic above as 192.104.39.2. I'm a botanist, not an entomologist. Botanists study plants, algae and fungi. University departments, journals and repositories of scientific specimens specializing in botany often include people/papers/specimens studying algae and fungi. Entomology departments, journals and repositories often include people/papers/specimens studying spiders, mites, centipedes, etc.. The historical and current usage of a term for a scientific discipline can be broader than a strict phylogenetic/etymologic definition. I'm not sure that annelids and gastropods were ever included in entomology, but it seems to be at least a term for the broader study of terrestrial arthropods rather than insects in a strict sense. [[User:Plantdrew|Plantdrew]] ([[User talk:Plantdrew|talk]]) 03:57, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

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The external links on this article have been tagged as of concern for some time, and listed at Category:Wikipedia external links cleanup. They appear not to meet the requirements at Wikipedia:External links, failing WP:ELNO#1 at least. However, they may be of use to editors wishing to work on the article, so they have been moved here. If, after examination, a link is found not to be useful it can be removed from this list. If the link does prove useful and it meets the WP:RELIABLE criteria, appropriate information can be summarised in the article, using the link as an inline citation, and then the link can be removed from this list. Some links may be appropriate to be used as external links per EL criteria; however, be aware that, per WP:ELBURDEN, none of these links should be returned to the article without first discussing it here and gaining consensus. SilkTork (talk) 13:48, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]


  • Professor Andrew Speilman. "Malaria video". Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • Rob Hutchinson. "Mosquitoes video". Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • University of Vermont. "Entomology Laboratory". Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • Iowa State University. "Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources". Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  • Meganeura, University of Barcelona. "Fossil Insects". Archived from the original on 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • "Goliathus (Entomology hobbyist site)". Archived from the original on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • "Medical Entomology images". Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • University of Nebraska State Museum. "Division of Entomology". Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • Graeme Cocks. "Insects of Townsville, Australia". Archived from the original on 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • Actronic. "Compendium of References on Flies and Disease". Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
  • USDA Collecting methods.Detailed instructions
  • Arthropa Extensive photo album sorted by topic (in French)
  • Virtual Insect Museum
  • Extensive Catalogue of Butterfly Photos and Insect Data
  • Best of the Bugs Entomology Web sites selected by entomologists
  • G.D. Hale Carpenter, A Naturalist on Lake Victoria, with an Account of Sleeping Sickness and the Tse-tse Fly; 1920. T.F. Unwin Ltd, London; Biodiversity Archive.
  • Tereshkin Scientific illustration in entomology Tereshkin, A. 2008: Methodology of a scientific drawings preparation in entomology on example of ichneumon flies (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae). Euroasian Entomological Journal, 7(1): 1–9 + I-VII
  • Alex Wild Photography (insect photography)
    This website was highlighted by Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News in its "Best of the Web" section in January 2015. See: "Alex Wild Photography". Best of the Web. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 35, no. 2. 2015-01-15. p. 38.
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