British Entomological and Natural History Society

The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological society. It is based at Dinton Pastures Country Park in Reading, England.

WWW benhs.org.uk

History

BENHS was founded in 1872 as the South London Entomological and Natural History Society.

Publications

BENHS publishes a quarterly journal, the British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, formerly Proceedings and Transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society, and Proceedings and Transactions of the South London Entomological and Natural History Society.
BENHS has published a number of books. Among the most well-known are two illustrated identification guides to British flies:

Stubbs, Alan E. and Steven J. Falk British Hoverflies, an illustrated identification guide
Stubbs, Alan E. and Martin Drake British Soldierflies and their allies

Another title published by BENHS was New British Beetles - species not in Joy's practical handbook by Peter J. Hodge and Richard A. Jones, a companion volume to Norman H. Joy's A Practical Handbook of British Beetles.
In 2024 BENHS published A checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles (2nd Edition) edited by David J.L. Agassiz, Stella D. Beavan & Robert J. Heckford

Affiliated societies

The following groups are affiliated to BENHS:

Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society
British Arachnological Society
British Myriapod and Isopod Group
British Plant Gall Society
Coleopterists Society of Britain & Ireland
Dipterists Forum
Earthworm Society of Britain