CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Some Curious Aquatic Larvae — George Swainson, F.L.S. — (Plate) ... ... 107 



The Kingfisher — Philornis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... m 



Acipitilia Migadactyla, Haw — J. W. Tutt ... ... ... ... ... 113 



Acipitilia Migadactyla — C.W.Dale ... ... ... ... ... ... 114 



Notes on Early Man— The Pliocene Period— Joseph Smith, F.R.S.A., M.R.I. A.— (Plate) 1 14 



Sugaring Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ny 



Reports of Societies... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ng 



Notes on some early Fruit Pests — F. V. Theobald, M.A., F.E.S. ... ... 124 



Notes — Sphodrus Leucophthalmus — Aculeate Hymenoptera, taken during March, 



1894— Note on ^e Marine Centipede — Melanic form of P. Pilosaria— 



Diurnal Lepidoptera during March ... ... ... 1 7-129 



Review ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 129 



Books Received ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 129 



Notice to Entomologists ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 129 



Notices to Correspondents ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 130 



Exchanges... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 130 



The following are some of the Papers which will appear in 

 " THE BRITISH NATURALIST" during the year:— 



Phagocytes. Professor A. H. Young, M B., F.R.C.S. Plate. 



The Hessian Fly in South Devon. .Fred. V. Theobald, M.A., F.E.S. 



Evolution of Sense Organs. Hy. Langdale, M.D. Plate. 



The Life History of a Sponge. Professor R. Hanitsch, Ph.D. Plates. 



Some Curious Aquatic Larvae. Geo. Swainson, F.L.S. Plates. 



Geology and Scenery of Killarney. Chas. WHITE, Esq. 



Sexual Distinction of Insects. C. W. Dale, F.E.S. 



An Entomological Trip to the Canary Islands. Morel-Deville. 



Extracts from il Sylva Sylvarum." A. E. Hall. 



Sugaring Notes. 



Recent Investigations in the Currant Bud Mite — Phylophus ribis. A. New- 

 stead, F.E.S. Plates. 



Habits of Larva and Parasites on Orthosia Upsilon. J. COLLINS. 



The Band-Variation of Helix ne?noralis, and H. horte?isis in the British Islands. 

 T. D. A. Cockerell, F.Z.S. 



Bibliography of British Spiders. Rev. F. O. PlCKARD-CAMBRIDGE. 



Early Man. Joseph Smith, F.R.S.A., M.R.I.A. Plates. 



List of Irish Coleoptera. Rev. W. F. Johnson, F.E.S. 



Rhopalocera of the Isle of Man. H. Shortridge Clarke, Esq.. _ 



Synonymic List of British Spiders. Rev. F. O. PlCKARD-CAMBRIDGE. 



Water. E. Bowden, M.R.C.S. 



Evolution of the Vegetable Stem. A. J. GlLLANDERS. 



Crag Polyzoa. J. Smith, F.L.S. 



The Greenfinch. Arthur Jackson. 



Notes on Pond Life. S. Parsonage. Plates. 



Evolution of the Spider. Linn/EUS Greening, F.L.S., M.R.I.A. 12 plates. 



Bird Notes Philornis. 



Byways of Botany. J. P. SOUTTER. 



Gossiping Notes on Coleoptera. By G. A Lewcock. 



Microscopical Notes from Note Book. 



