CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Recent Investigations on the Currant-Bud Mite (Phytoptus Ribis) — R. Newstead, F.E.S. 



— (Plate) ... ... ... ... ... ... .131 



Some Curious Aquatic Larvae — George Swainson, F.L.S. ... ... ' ... 137 



Notes on Early Man— The Pliocene Period— Joseph Smith, F.R.S. A., M.R.I. A.— (Plate) 140 

 Reports of Societies... ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... 144 



Notes — Scarcity of Insects — On Type Insects — Coleoptera — Sphodrus Leucoph- 

 thalmus — Spiders new to Science — Secondary Sexual Characters in Lepidop 

 tera — List of Natural History Objects — Hiibner's " Exotische Schmetter- 

 linge" — Herbarium Lichen Flora ... ... .. ... 147-151 



Reviews — Random Recollections of Woodland, Fen and Hill — Proceedings of Chester 



Society of Natural Science and Literature ... ... ... 151-153 



Books Received ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 



Notices to Correspondents ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 



Exchanges... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 



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. R. Hanitsch, Ph.D. Plates. 



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



Geology and Scenery of Killamey. Chas. White, Esq. 



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



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



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



Sugaring Notes. 



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



The Band-Variation of Helix nemoralis, and H. hortensis in the British Islamis 



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

 Bibliography of British Spiders. Rev. F. O PlCKARD-CAMBRlDGE, M.A. 

 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-CAMBRlDGE, M.A. 

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



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



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



The Greenfinch. Arthur Jackson. 



Notes on Pond Life. S. Parsonage. Plates. 



Evolution of the Spider. Linnaeus 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, F.E.S. 

 Angling Notes. A Day on the River Gowy. W. H. J. JENKINS, Esq. 

 Microscopical Notes from Note Book. 



