CONTENTS. 



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Hessian Fly in South Devon — By Fred V. Theobald, M.A., F.E.S. ... ... 179 



Geological Notes of the Scenery of Killarney — By Chas. White ... ... 184 



Synonymic List of the Genera of the British Araneidea — By Rev. F. O. Pickard- 



Cambridge, M.A. ... ... ... ... ... ... 191 



A Catalogue of Irish Coleoptera — By Rev. W. F. Johnson, M.A., F.E.S. ... ... 195 



Arachnida Collecting during August ... ... ... ... ... ... 198 



Coloration of Anguis fragilis ... ... ... ... ... ... 198 



Reports of Societies ... ... ... ... • ... ... ... igg- 



Entomological Reunion ... ... ... ... ... «... ... 200 



Notes — Type Insects — On Aquatic Diptera ... ... ... ... ... 202 



Books Received ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 202 



Exchanges ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 202 



Notices to Correspondents. 



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 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 " Sylva Sylvarum." A. E. Hall. 



Sugaring Notes. 



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

 Bibliography of British Spiders. Rev. F. O. PiCKARD-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. Pickard-Cambridge, 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. 19 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. 



