INJ Volume 37 Part 2

The Irish Naturalists’ Journal Volume 37, Part 2 (published 7 January 2021, print circulation April 2021)

  • Records of the cryptogenic Great Ramshorn Snail (Planorbarius corneus (Linnaeus)) from the Shannon Navigation.
  • Sea-kale (Crambe maritima) habitat characteristics in Counties Cork (H3-H5) and Waterford (H6), in 2019.
  • Three additions to the Irish Heteroptera List (Hemiptera: Lyctocoridae, Miridae).
  • Some notable observations and connections from the life of an 18th century Irish clergyman-naturalist: Rev. Philip Skelton (1707-1787).
  • Aspects of the breeding biology of Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) and Great Tits (Parus major) in County Cork.
  • Invasive non-native  and alien garden escape plant species on the southern cliffs of Howth Head, Co. Dublin (H21).
  • A record of the Meagre (Argyrosomus regius (Asso)) (Pisces: Sciaenidae) from Irish waters and a review of Northwest European records.
  • A review of the introduction of North American Catfishes (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae: Ameiuridae) into Eurasian and Irish freshwaters.
  • Monthly roost counts of Lesser Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein)) in a purpose-renovated building in Co. Galway.
  • The two suspended whale skeletons in the National Museum of Ireland.
  • Emergence counts of badgers (Meles meles) in lowland Co. Wicklow.
  • Chromosome numbers of one hundred vascular plant species from Ireland.
  • A decline in badger (Meles meles) teritories on Great Island, Cork Harbour, observed during two time periods over twenty years (1995-1996 and 2016-2017).
  • A recent record of Juncus compressus Jacq. from Co. Meath (H22).
  • Hypnum hamulosum Schimp., a moss new to Ireland, from Achill Island, Co. Mayo (H27).
  • Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata (Schrank)) (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) a moth new to Ireland.
  • The moth Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) new to Ireland.
  • First records of the Bryony Ladybird (Henosepilachna argus (Geoffroy)) in Ireland.
  • Overlooked records for the rare old growth rove beetle Phyllodrepoidea crenata (Ganglbauer) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Co. Kerry oakwoods.
  • First Irish records of the parasitoid wasp Hepiopelmus variegatorius (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae).
  • A second Irish locality for Sphaerophoria rueppellii (Weidemann) (Diptera, Syrphidae).
  • Further records of the Red Scorpion-fish (Scorpaena scrofa L.) (Pisces: Scorpaenidae) from Irish waters.
  • First record of the Thorny Tinselfish (Grammicolepis brachiusculus Poey) (Pisces: Zeiformes: Grammicolepidinae) from Irish waters and a review of NE Atlantic records.
  • Juvenile Red Mullet (Mullus surmuletus L.) captured on the Burford Bank, Dublin Bay.
  • Sand Smelt (Atherina  presbyter) captured on rod and line at Cushendall, Co. Antrim, NE Ireland and a review of Irish records.
  • First records of Almaco Amberjack (Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes) and Greater Amberjack (S. dumerili (Risso)) (Osteichthyes: Carangidae) from Irish waters.
  • Further records of albino Lesser Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula (L.)) from Irish waters.
  • Observations of inter-species squirrel aggression.
  • Badgers (Meles meles) carrying cubs in Ireland.
  • Review of: ‘The discovery of the native flora of Britain and Ireland’
  • Review of: ‘Eyebrights (Euphrasia) of the UK and Ireland’
  • Review of: ‘Gardening for biodiversity’
  • Review of: ‘The wild food plants of Ireland: the complete guide to their recognition, foraging, cooking, history and conservation’
  • Review of: ‘Sketches with the microscope in a letter to a friend’