INJ Volume 32 Part 2

The Irish Naturalists’ Journal Volume 32, Part 2 (published 10 July 2013)

  • Obituary – Mary J.P. (Maura) Scannell 1924-2011.
  • Corixa affinis Leach and records of other aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera on Sherkin Island, Co. Cork.
  • Report on migrant and notable Lepidoptera in Ireland, 2009.
  • Satellite tracking study of badgers (Meles meles) to establish normal ranging behaviour prior to a road realignment.
  • Columbus crab (Planes minutus (L.)) from the leg pouch of a Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta (L.)).
  • The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui L.) migration of 2009 as recorded by the Irish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme and an investigation into the origin of the migration.
  • Thread Rush (Juncus filiformis L.) in County Leitrim, a species new to Ireland.
  • A low-cost bucket trap for newly emerged insects.
  • Oribatid and Gamasid mite assemblages occurring in aerial and floor habitats of native forestry at Killarney National Park.
  • A review of the Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne (L.)) in Ireland.
  • Fly fishing accidents and bats.
  • Addition of Small Skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) to the Irish List and notes on the Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).
  • First record of Leucojum aestivum L. from the Woodford River, Lough Derg (H15).
  • Four species of Mycetophilidae (Diptera) new to Ireland.
  • A record of Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli) (Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae) from Co. Cork.
  • A second Irish record of Chrysoclista linneella (Clerck) (Lepidoptera: Agnoxenidae).
  • Anobium inexspectatum Lohse (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) at Drummin Wood, Co. Galway and Uragh Wood, Co. Kerry , a new record for Ireland.
  • Recent Irish records of the Navelwort Leaf-mining Hoverfly (Cheilosia semifasciata Becker) (Diptera, Syrphidae).
  • The arrival of Leistus rufomarginatus (Duftschmid, 1812) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Ireland earlier than previously recorded.
  • Colonies of the Spindle Ermine Moth (Yponomeuta cagnagella (Hübner)) (Lepidoptera: Ypononmeutidae) in Co. Cork.
  • Bigscale Pomfret or Long-finned Bream (Taractichthys longipinnis (Lowe)) stranded alive at Bray, Co. Wicklow.
  • Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta (L.)) in Co. Wexford.
  • Endoparasites of feral goats (Capra hircus (L.)) from Lough Navar, Co. Fermanagh.
  • Records from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group for 2010.
  • Review of: ‘Irish Wild Mammals: A guide to the literature (Third edition)’ by Pat Smiddy and Paddy Sleeman.
  • Review of: ‘Wolves in Ireland A natural and cultural history’ by Kieran Hickey.
  • Review of: ‘Webb’s An Irish Flora (8th edition)’ by John Parnell and Tom Curtis.