Cultural entomology mixes culture with entomology. An interesting journal to start with is the Cultural Entomology Digest, published by Dexter Sear (P.O. Box 1797, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, USA; email dexter@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org). The third issue (November 1994) had articles on Chinese cricket culture and on cicadas in ancient Greece literature. Highly recommended! From April 1995 this is also available on WWW in Cultural Entomology Section at Hawaii Bishop Museum.
A good source book is "A history of Chinese Entomology" by Chou Io, translated by Wang Siming and published by Tianze Press (Xian, Shaanxi) in 1990, ISBN 7-80559-004-4/Q.4. It includes only appendix I (Chronological table on studies of entomology in China) of the 5 extensive appendixes in the original Chinese edition. However, this English-language edition has a good bibliography, including the Chinese characters of literary sources. Also included 32 colour plates. Highly recommended.
I intend to collect here links to Japanese ukiyoe (coloured woodblock prints) with insects in them. Here is the current list:
last updated 7 January 1997