As a nonprofit, educational organization our purpose is to enhance knowledge of and promote interest in the beetles of Ohio.  We engage in activities aimed at promoting appreciation of beetles, encouraging conservation of habitat, and increasing general knowledge of beetles in Ohio and the surrounding region.

The Ohio Coleopterist Society (OC) gratefully acknowledge the encouragement and support of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources particularly the division of Wildlife, Forestry, and Parks and Recreation.  Through this cooperative effort, The OC continues the observation, sampling and documentation of the distribution of beetles in Ohio.  The emphasis of The OC is the building of an Ohio Beetles Database to provide an invaluable resource for both the public and private sector involving future Ohio beetle distribution and environmental research and management.

Membership to The Ohio

Coleopterist Society is open

to anyone interested in the

fascinating world of Beetles.