CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Some Curious Aquatic Larvae (Plate,— By Geo. Swainson, F.L S. . . . 251 



The Sexual Distinction of Insects — By C. W. Dale . . . . . . 256 



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



Pickard-Cambridge, M.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 



Reports of Societies .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. 264 



A Catalogue of Irish Coleoptera— By Rev. W. F. Johnson, M.A.. F.E.S. 267 



Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 270 



Larvae of Bombyx Rubi .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 271 



Richardson's Skua at Latchford . . . . . . . . .... 271 



Development of Social Instincts — By A. J. Jolley . . . . . . . . 272 



Reviews .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . . 274 



Exchange. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



The following are some of the Papers which will appear in 

 "THE BRITISH NATURALIST" during the year:— 



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

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

 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-Cambridge, M.A. 

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

 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. 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. 



