Main purpose of ASCETE is to investigate Orthoptera insects (sensu lato: grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, mantids and stick insects) and associations of arthropods (or entomocenoses), particularly in the Western Palearctic domain.

The association publishes:

• journal Matériaux Orthoptériques & Entomocénotiques,
• the ASCETE Letter,

             

and specialized books:

• The permanent Catalogue of entomofauna – national series – ORTHOPTERA-Ensifera – Caelifera
• The Synopsis of Orthoptera and Synusies of France,
• Contribution to the knowledge of the cicadas of France: chorology and ecology of populations.

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