The Irish Naturalists’ Journal Volume 42
(Published 21 December 2025, print circulation February 2026)
| Monaghan, N.T. | The Irish Naturalists’ Journal 1925-2025, a century of natural history publishing in Ireland. | 1-9 |
| Nelson, B. | A review of the species described as new to science in the 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal. | 10-15 |
| Montgomery, W.I. and Reid, N. | First record of Greater White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) in Northern Ireland. | 16-21 |
| Heery, S. | Ronald Mathias Lockley (1903-2000) in Ireland: naturalist and islandman. | 22-29 |
| Ryan, C., Wilson, P. and Benjamins, S. | Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) fishing in Ireland from 1947–1987. | 30-41 |
| Roden, C., Sheehy Skeffington, M., Hodd, R., Ó Catháin, D., Springer, S., Gosling, P. and Scott, N. | Old maps and new records; Killarney Fern (Vandenboschia speciosa (Willd.) G.Kunkel)), Beech Fern (Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt), and filmy ferns (Hymenophyllum spp.) in the Slieve Aughty Mountains (H9 and H15). | 42-55 |
| Kane, A. and Sweeney, P. | Corixidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in County Cork: species, habitats and use in biological water quality assessment. | 56-62 |
| Minchin, D., Hill, R. and Kellaher, A. | Fouling on small North Atlantic drift seeds on a Kerry Beach. | 63-67 |
| Winkler, C., Rogan, E. and Butler, F. | Value and potential of land-based whale watching on the example of the Iveragh peninsula. | 68-77 |
| Smyth, N., Morgan, P., Roch Simons, J. and McMahon, B. | A survey of the biodiverse urban wildlife sanctuary ‘The Grove’, plant and bird species recorded, their interactions and current threats and pressures. | 78-87 |
| O’Hanlon, A. | The Formicidae of Ireland: An updated checklist of native and exotic ant species. | 88-93 |
| Power, P., Beckett, O., Byrne, C., Hamilton, J. and Mitchell, R. | An updated checklist of the Irish ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fauna. | 94-102 |
| McCullough, D. | First records of Irish Daltonia (Daltonia splachnoides (Sm.) Hook. & Taylor) a moss from Co. Monaghan (H32) and Co. Antrim (H40). | 103 |
| Lansdown, R.V. and Green, P.R. | An update on the identity of non-native arrowhead (Sagittaria) populations in County Cork. | 103-106 |
| Dalzell, J. and Fleming, T. | Subanguina graminophila (Goodey, 1933), a plant-parasitic nematode new to Ireland. | 106-107 |
| Murray, B. | A confirmation of the harvestman Leiobunum species A (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Ireland. | 107-109 |
| Sweeney, P. | Chaetogaster langi Bretscher, 1896, a freshwater oligochaete worm (Haplotaxida: Naididae) new to Ireland. | 109-110 |
| Minchin, D. | First Irish record of Demon Shimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes (Eichwald)) (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Shannon River. | 110-114 |
| Mitchell, R. | Recent Irish records of Wiedemannia bistigma (Curtis, 1834) and Wiedemannia insularis Collin, 1927 (Diptera: Empididae). | 114-116 |
| Wohlfarter, M., Hubert, J., Davidson, D. and Girard, K. | An expanded survey of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae and Braconidae), in Northern Ireland with first Irish records of one Aphelinus and four Aphidius species. | 116-119 |
| Finch, K. and Finch, D. | Atypophthalmus inustus (Diptera: Limoniidae), a cranefly species new to Ireland. | 120 |
| Power, B. | Ptinus dubius (Sturm) a spider beetle (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) new to Ireland from Co. Dublin. | 121 |
| Power, B. and Bell, P. | Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant) an Australian ladybird (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) new to Ireland from Co. Dublin. | 121-123 |
| O’Sullivan, J.E. | A first record of the psyllid Cacopsylla fulguralis Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) from the Island of Ireland. | 123 |
| Ennis, T. | A previously unreported 1951 occurrence of a Convolvulus Hawk Moth (Agrius convonvuli) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in County Down. | 123-124 |
| O’Leary, D., Hutton, S., Coughlan, J. and Warner, S. | A second Irish record of the Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) from Cork City, Ireland. | 124-125 |
| Rosell, S. and Craig, D. | First Irish record of the Long-winged Cone-head (Conocephalus fuscus Fabricius, 1793) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), new to Ireland from Belfast, County Antrim. | 125-127 |
| Garcia, L. | Drupenatus nasturtii Germar, 1824 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) a weevil new to Ireland. | 127-128 |
| Nelson, B., Doherty, L. and Mulholland, R. | Recent records of the leafhopper Issus coleoptratus (Hemiptera, Issidae) from Tipperary, Cork and Antrim. | 128-129 |
| Ó Sé, G., Duggan, M., Mac An Bheatha, P. and Dunlop, S. | The first Irish records of the Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae (L.)) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae). | 129-130 |
| Mitchell, R. | Recent notable cranefly (Diptera: Tipuloidea) records from the northwest of Ireland including two species new to Ireland. | 130-133 |
| Finch, K. and Finch, D. | Notiphila (Dichaeta) caudata (Diptera: Ephydridae) new to Ireland. | 133-134 |
| Mc Kenna, R. and Nelson, B. | The plant bug Dicyphus escalerae Lindberg, 1934 (Hemiptera: Miridae) new to Ireland. | 134-136 |
| Cameron, L.W.J., Mayo, P.A., Payne, N.L. and Collins, P.C. | Credible evidence of predation upon an adult Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) by a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus). | 136-139 |
| O’Callaghan, S.A., Moore, C., Woods, F. and Berrow, S.D. | An insight into the diet of Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Irish waters. | 139-141 |
| Levesque, S., O’Connor, G. and Berrow, S.D. | Records from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group for 2024. | 141-156 |
| Sleeman, D.P. and Hennesy, R. | Daytime activity of badgers (Meles meles) in Ireland. | 156-158 |
| Roycroft, P.D. | The Ben O’Driscoll Cotterite: the first example of the mineral in nearly 150 years. | 158-160 |
| Feeley, H.B. | Review: Lakes in Ireland: Mirrors of change. | 161 |
| O’Hanlon, A. | Review: Ants. | 162-163 |
| Sheppard, R. | Review: Flora of County Monaghan | 163-164 |
| Ní Bhraoin, É. and Feeley, H.B. | Review: Nature boy: a journey of birdsong and belonging. | 164-165 |
| Sleeman, D.P. | Review: Living with Lynx: sharing landscapes with big cats, wolves and bears. | 165 |
| Sleeman, D.P. | Review: Identifying bats of Britain and Ireland: a fieldworker’s guide. | 166 |
| Campbell, C. | Review: Lichens of Ireland and Great Britain: A visual guide to their identification. | 166-168 |
| Monaghan, N.T. | Review: Future wild: nature restoration in Ireland. | 168-169 |
| Roycroft, P.D. | Review: Minerals of Britain and Ireland 2009-2024. | 169-171 |
| Smiddy, P. | Review: Encounters with corvids. | 171-172 |
| Sleeman, D.P. | Review: Pine marten: the secret life of Martes martes. | 172 |
| Lucey, F. | Review: Identification guide to the non-native invasive plants of Britain and Ireland. | 172-173 |
| Monaghan, N.T. | Review: The unnatural history of animals, tales from a zoological museum. | 173-174 |
| Feeley, H.B. | Review: Wild waterways: a celebration of life on an Irish river. | 174 |
| Long, M.A. | Review: Handbook for the Irish Vegetation Classification. | 175-176 |
| Peppiatt, C. | Review: An Atlas of Butterflies in Ireland 2010-2021. | 176-177 |
| Quigley, D.T.G. | Review: The life and works of Ernest W. L. Holt 1864 – 1922. | 177-178 |
| Roycroft, P.D. | Review: The decorative and building stones of Dublin: a walking guide. | 178-179 |
| Plant, C. | Review: Moss Safari: exploring the secret life in moss. | 179-180 |
| Feeley, H.B. | Review: Neuropteroids of Europe: Neuroptera, Trichoptera, Plecoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera and Rhaphidioptera. | 180-181 |
| Sleeman, D.P. | Review: Bats and ladders: stories from the real world of bat conservation. | 181 |
| Monaghan, N.T. | Review: Wild Ireland: past, present, future. | 181-182 |
| Feeley, H.B. | Review: Riverfly handbook. | 182-183 |
| Sleeman, D.P. | Review: Stoat in the dock: ecology and management of the invasive mustelids in New Zealand. | 183-184 |
| Smiddy, P. | Review: The birds of County Donegal. | 185-186 |
| Marnell, F. | Review: The living and the dead: tales of loss and rebirth from Irish nature. | 186-187 |
| Feeley, H.B. | Review: Insect anatomy: structure and function. | 188 |
| Monaghan, N.T. | Review: GeoHibernica: the Irish landscapes, peoples, and cultures. | 188-189 |
| Rowan, M.J. | A 1950s advocate for nature conservation in Ireland: Michéal Ó Ruadháin (Michael E.J. Rowan) BA, MSc (1910-1990). | 189-190 |
| Monaghan, N.T. | Editorial. | 191-192 |