INJ Volume 39

The Irish Naturalists’ Journal Volume 39 

(published 12 December 2022, print circulation February 2023)

  • INJ volume 39 cover with Ivy BeeA provisional checklist of aculeate Hymenoptera from Killarney National Park based on the entomological collection of Edwin F. Bullock (1879-1965).
  • Richard Kearton (1862-1928) in Ireland: bird photographer, author and lecturer.
  • First recorded population of the Common Yabby (Cherax destructor Clark) (Decapoda, Parastacidae) in the wild in Ireland.
  • Observations on the New Zealand Land Hopper (Arcitalitrus dorrieni (Hunt, 1925)) in Ireland.
  • Insights into the biology and ecology of whales in Ireland 100 years ago from archived whaling data.
  • Observations on the diet of Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in the non-breeding season within the range of Greater White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) and Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) in southern Ireland.
  • Accumulations of shell on Lough Derg shores following the arrival of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).
  • Nests of Wrens (Troglodytes troglodytes) in man-made structures and in nests of Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) and Dipper (Cinclus cinclus).
  • A review of the backswimmer Notonecta (Hemiptera, Notonectidae) species in Ireland including an occurrence of N. maculata.
  • The winter diet of Short-eared Owls (Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan)): an update from an ongoing study.
  • Do badgers (Meles meles) affect the distribution of Elder (Sambucus nigra)?
  • Distribution and status of the Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae) in Counties Wexford and Wicklow, Ireland, Autumn 2022.
  • A locality in Oldbawn, near Whitestown, Co. Dublin (H21) with scarce wetland plants.
  • First records of Red-bellied Jumping Spiders (Philaeus chrysops (Poda, 1761)) in Ireland.
  • First Irish record of the hothouse spider (Pandava laminata (Thorell, 1878)) (Araneae, Titanoecidae).
  • Discovery of new location in Co. Carlow for Stenamma debile (Förster) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).
  • First confirmed Irish records of the woodwasp Sirex juvencus (Hymenoptera, Siricidae).
  • Stenus assequens Rey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) found in Co. Fermanagh.
  • Notable recent records of aculeate Hymenoptera in Ireland.
  • A first record of Euodynerus dantici (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) in Ireland from Blessington, Co. Wicklow.
  • The Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae Schmidt and Westrich) (Hymenoptera, Colletidae), a solitary bee new to Ireland.
  • Anthocomus rufus (Herbst) a soft-wing flower beetle (Coleoptera: Malachiidae) new to Ireland from Co. Carlow and Co. Galway.
  • First Irish record for the leafhopper Acericerus heydenii (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae).
  • A record of the Unarmed Stick Insect (Acanthoxyla inermis Salmon, 1955) (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae) from Cork City.
  • Clarifying the status of Alomya semiflava (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Alomyinae) in Ireland.
  • Rhododendron Leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi Young) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), recorded from a second Irish locality (Co. Waterford) and rediscovered in Co. Kerry.
  • Brown Fir Longhorn Beetle (Callidiellum villosulum (Fairmaire)) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) intercepted in Ireland.
  • Psallus montanus Josifov new to Ireland and changed status of P. betuleti (Fallén) on the Irish list (Hemiptera, Miridae).
  • Hydroglyphus geminus (Fabricius, 1792) a water beetle (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) new to Ireland from Co. Cork.
  • Paraplatypeza bicincta (Szilády, 1941) and Platypeza hirticeps Verrall, 1901 (Diptera: Platypezidae) new to Ireland.
  • A first Irish record of Oxythyrea funesta (Poda, 1761) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from a south Dublin garden.
  • A breeding site for the Juniper Shieldbug (Cyphostethus tristriatus (Fabricius)) (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae) in Cork City.
  • Additional Irish records of Bembidion quadrimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1760) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from farmland in Co. Laois.
  • The potter wasp Eumenes papillarius (Christ, 1791) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) new to Ireland.
  • Rain-bathing by Woodpigeons (Columba palumbus L.).
  • Vouchered record of Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) in Ireland from Co. Monaghan (H32).
  • A simultaneous sighting of Risso’s Dolphins (Grampus griseus) and Short-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) at Great Blasket, Co. Kerry.
  • Records from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group for 2021.
  • The Irish Cetacean Genetic Tissue Bank.
  • Review: Crayfish conservation manual.
  • Review: A field guide to the geology of western Ireland the birth and death of an ocean.
  • Review: The Irish Butterfly Book.
  • Review: Geology of South Mayo – a field guide.
  • Review: An Irish Atlantic Rainforest – a personal journey into the magic of rewildling.
  • Review: Ireland: Crossbill Guides.
  • Review: Tornadoes and Waterspouts in Ireland: ancient and modern.
  • Review: Adult Caddis (Trichoptera) of Britain and Ireland: a practical guide.
  • Review: British and Irish Stoneflies (Plecoptera): Keys to the adults and larvae.
  • Obituary: George Demetrius Sevastopulo (1941-2021).
  • Obituary: Donald Charles Francis Cotton (1950-2022).
  • INJ Grant 2020-2021.