Sciences Nat was the

academic publisher Academic publishing is the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in academic journal articles, books or theses. The part of academic written output that is not formally publi ...

specialising in

entomology Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

of the Societé Sciences Nat. The society was established in 1971 and based in the rue de la Mare in Paris. Three years later it moved to the rue des Alouettes and later to

Venette Venette () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The town is located along the river Oise, near Compiègne. Population Its inhabitants are called ''Venettiens'' in French.

near

Compiègne Compiègne (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department of northern France. It is located on the river Oise (river), Oise, and its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois'' (). Administration Compiègne is t ...

. The company was directed first by Roger Ehrman and then by Jacques Rigout. In 1981 the publication of ''

The Beetles of the World ''The Beetles of the World'' is a series of books devoted to Coleopterology. Sciences Nat published the 24 first volumes; the following volumes and the supplements were published by Hillside Books, Canterbury. The first book authored by Jacques Ri ...

'' started, a series of 30 volumes devoted to the

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

. The 24 first were published by Sciences Nat, the later ones by

Hillside Books, Canterbury Hillside Books, Canterbury was a publisher specialising in books on entomology and small equipment associated with this science. Origin It was established in 1989, directed by Lydie Leforestier. Initially it was in Canterbury, England but then m ...

. Sciences Nat also published several entomological monographs, mainly in English, such as: * ''The Parnassiinae of the World'', Jean-Claude Weiss. The first 2 parts published by Sciences Nat, the parts 3 and 4 by Hillside Books, Canterbury, the 5th part by Goecke & Evers, Germany. * ''The genus ''Morpho, Patrick Blandin. The first 2 parts published by Sciences Nat, the remaining by Hillside Books, Canterbury. * Heliconius'' and related genera'', Helmuth and Ruth Holzinger. * ''The genus ''Agrias, Paul Barselou * ''The genus ''Perisama, Stéphane Attal and Alain Crosson du Cormier Between 1972 and 1995, Sciences Nat also published the journal ''

Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat The ''Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat'' was a French entomology, entomological scientific journal. It was published by Sciences Nat and established in 1972. History Initially, the ''Bulletin'' was sent free of charge to French entomologi ...

'', in which a history of Sciences Nat was given in a 1992 interview with Rigout.Nyckaulles, R., 1992, Interview d'un P.-D.-G
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'', 75-76, Venette Between 1982 and 1988 Sciences Nat published three volumes of the journal ''

Miscellanea Entomologica ''Miscellanea Entomologica'' was a French entomology, entomological scientific journal. It was originally published by Eugène Barthe and established in 1892. Beginning The first issue of ''Miscellanea Entomologica'' was published in a larger f ...

''.

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{{Reflist Publishing companies of France Publishing companies established in 1971 Entomological literature Academic publishing companies 1971 establishments in France