Besoiro is a French entomological scientific journal

Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...

. It is published by Patrick Arnaud and was established in 1995. The name means beetle in Portuguese. The taxa described are included on the Zoological Record volumes.

Arnaud also created the Juvisy insect fair, the most important entomological exhibition in the world, he travelled many countries and described many new species. Following the cessation of publication of the Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat

Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat

The Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat was a French entomological scientific journal. It was published by Sciences Nat and established in 1972.- History :...

in 1995, there was a major need for entomologists to have a journal that could publish descriptions of new insect species quickly, and the journals Besoiro and Coléoptères

Coléoptères

Coléoptères is a French-language scientific journal of entomology.- History :Following the cessation of publication of the Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat in 1995, there was a major need of entomologists for a journal that could publish descriptions of new species of insects very rapidly, and...

were founded the same year.

Composition

Each volume contains one or several works. Black and white figures and colour photographs illustrate the publications.

Authors

The authors are amateur entomologists. They are mainly Patrick Arnaud Cetoniidae

Flower chafer

Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs...

, Lucanidae

Stag beetle

Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm , but most are about 5 cm .-Overview:...

 and Scarabaeidae

Scarabaeidae

The family Scarabaeidae as currently defined consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide. The species in this large family are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family is fairly unstable, with numerous competing theories, and new proposals appearing quite...

, Hugues Bomans Lucanidae, Tetsuo Miyashita Dynastidae

Rhinoceros beetle

The Rhinoceros Beetles or Rhino Beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family . Other common names – some for particular groups of rhino beetles – are for example Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles...

 and Lucanidae. Lydie Arnaud described several new Membracidae

Treehopper

Treehoppers and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. There are about 3,200 known species of treehoppers in over 600 genera...

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They are from different countries: Canada, Costa-Rica, France, Japan, Madagascar, Venezuela, West Indies.

Production

The bulletin is produced on A4 paper

ISO 216

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(21 x 29.7 cm). They are produced by ink jet, as this might last longer than laser photocopies.

Circulation

Each issue is produced at about 50 copies, of which some are sent to others specialists in the world and about 20 copies are available for sale. When an issue is exhausted, a reissue is produced. Even with a small circulation, the journal has its place in Natural History Museums and is appreciated by Dung Beetles specialists and Lucanidae specialists.