Pacific Insects
scientific journal published by the Entomology Department, Bishop Museum (1959–1982)
Pacific Insects was a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Entomology Department at the Bishop Museum from 1959 to 1982. It was renamed to International Journal of Entomology in 1983 and discontinued in 1985. It was the organ of the "Zoogeography and Evolution of Pacific Insects" program. It should not be confused with Pacific Insects Monograph, nor with the new International Journal of Entomology, published since 2010 by the International Society of Zoological Research.
The public source identifies “Pacific Insects” as scientific journal published by the Entomology Department, Bishop Museum (1959–1982). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Pacific, Insects and scientific.
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