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Volume 42: Levesque et al. present stranding records from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group for 2024. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Marine #Cetacean

Volume 42: O'Callaghan et al. offer an insight into the diet of Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Irish waters. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Marine #Cetacean

Volume 42: Cameron et al. present credible evidence of predation upon an adult Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) by a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus). Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Marine

Volume 42: Mc Kenna and Nelson report the plant bug Dicyphus escalerae new to Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Finch and Finch report on a shore fly, Notiphila (Dichaeta) caudata, new to Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Ryan Mitchell, describes recent notable cranefly records from the northwest of Ireland including two species new to Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Ó Sé et al. report the first Irish records of the Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae). Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Nelson et al. highlight recent records of the leafhopper (Issus coleoptratus) from Tipperary, Cork and Antrim. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

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Volume 42: Louise Garcia reports the first Irish record of the weevil Drupenatus nasturtii from County Tipperary. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Rosell and Craig report the first Irish record of the Long-winged Cone-head (Conocephalus fuscus) from Belfast, County Antrim. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: O’Leary et al. report a second Irish record of the Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) from Cork City. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Thomas Ennis shares a previously unreported 1951 occurrence of a Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convonvuli) in County Down. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: John Emmet O'Sullivan reports a first record of the psyllid Cacopsylla fulguralis from the Island of Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Power and Bell report Rhyzobius forestieri, an Australian ladybird new to Ireland, from Co. Dublin. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Brian Power reports Ptinus dubius, a spider beetle new to Ireland, from Co. Dublin. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Kieran and Domhnall Finch report Atypophthalmus inustus, a cranefly species new to Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

The winner of the ENVIRON Conference best Natural History Presentation, sponsored by the INJ, was Alejandra Vieyra-Ramirez of SETU, for their presentation, Ecological linkages between nematode and plant diversity in an Irish built environment: lessons on soil health. irishnaturalistsjournal.org

Volume 42: Wohlfarter et al. highlights reveal the results of An expanded survey of aphid parasitoids, in Northern Ireland with first Irish records of one Aphelinus and four Aphidius species. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Ryan Mitchell highlights Recent Irish records of the dagger flies Wiedemannia bistigma and Wiedemannia insularis. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Dan Minchin reports the First Irish record of the invasive Demon Shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) from the Shannon River. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Invasives

Volume 42: Brian Murray Confirms the presence of the harvestman Leiobunum species A in Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Opiliones

Volume 42: Dalzell and Fleming report on Subanguina graminophila, a plant-parasitic nematode new to Ireland. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Botany

Volume 42: Lansdown and Green provide an update on the identity of non-native Arrowhead (Sagittaria) populations in County Cork. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany

Volume 42: Power et al. present a critical review and updated checklist of the Irish ladybird fauna. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Aidan O Hanlon presents The Formicidae of Ireland: An updated checklist of native and exotic ant species. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Smyth et al. Present a survey of the biodiverse urban wildlife sanctuary ‘The Grove’, plant and bird species recorded, their interactions and current threats and pressures. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Botany #Ornithology

Volume 42: Winkler et al. highlight the value and potential of land-based whale watching: the example of the Iveragh peninsula. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Marine

Volume 42: Minchin et al. investigate fouling on small North Atlantic drift seeds on a Kerry Beach. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Botany #Marine

Volume 42: Kane and Sweeney examine Water boatmen (Corixidae) in County Cork: species, habitats and use in biological water quality assessment. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Entomology

Volume 42: Roden et al. review old maps and new records of Killarney Fern, Beech Fern and filmy ferns in the Slieve Aughty Mountains. Subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #INJCentenary #Botany #Pteridology

Volume 42: Ryan et al. reveal the scale of Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) fishing in Ireland from 1947–1987. Read more—subscribe at irishnaturalistsjournal.org #INJCentenary #Zoology #Sharks #BaskingShark #Science

Volume 42 – Stephen Heery explores Ronald Mathias Lockley (1903-2000) in Ireland: naturalist and islandman. Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #INJCentenary #Zoology #Ornithology # History #Science

Volume 42 – Montgomery & Reid describe the First record of Greater White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) in Northern Ireland. Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #INJCentenary #Zoology #Mammalogy # InvasiveSpecies #Science

Volume 42 – Brian Nelson, INJ Sectional Editor, Entomology, reviews the species described as new to science in the 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal . Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #INJCentenary #Zoology #Entomology #Science

📖 Volume 42 – Nigel Monaghan, INJ Editor, reflects on The Irish Naturalists’ Journal 1925–2025, celebrating 100 years of Irish natural history publishing. Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #INJCentenary #Nature #Science

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Volume 41 – Markey et al. investigate Alpine Newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris) using farmland troughs in an agricultural landscape in Ireland. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Amphibians #InvasiveSpecies

Volume 41 – Levesque et al. share strandings records from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group for 2023. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Cetaceans

🎄 Volume 41 ⛄ – Ryan and Foote solve a decades old mystery: Matched images of a lone Killer Whale in the Foyle Estuary in 1977 gives clues to its origins and fate. Subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org 🎁 #IrishNaturalistsJournal #HappyChristmas #Zoology #Orca #Orca #KillerWhale

Volume 41 – Adriano Pittini reveals a specimen of Merocanites subapplanatus, an extinct ammonoid cephalopod from the Carboniferous of Co. Dublin. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #fossil #cephalopod

Volume 41 – Eamonn O’Donnell reports Chrysocharis purpurea, a sawfly parasitoid new to Ireland. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps

Volume 41 – Aidan O’Hanlon explores Irish exotic ants: a checklist, and a historical first interception of the New York Carpenter Ant (Camponotus novaeboracensis) in Dublin . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ants

Volume 41 – Power and Hamilton report the discovery of Notoxus monoceros an ant-like flower beetle new to Ireland, from Co. Kerry. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Beetles

Volume 41 – Gammell and O’Brien report the First record of the Thrift Clearwing moth (Pyropteron muscaeformis) from Co. Galway. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Moths

🪲 Freshwater Insects of Ireland - Join Dr Helen James, Senior Curator at National Museums NI and Belfast Naturalists Field Club for a special INJ Centenary talk! 📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm 📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online 💻 Bookings: IrishNaturalistsJournal@gmail.com #INJCentenary

Volume 41 – Ciarán Byrne reports on Microterys seyon, a parasitoid wasp new to Ireland from Co. Carlow, and comments on the genus . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps

Volume 41 – Byrne and Clarke report on Tropidosteptes pacificus, a mirid bug new to Ireland from counties Carlow and Antrim. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Insects

🪲 Freshwater Insects of Ireland - Join Dr Helen James, Senior Curator at National Museums NI and Belfast Naturalists Field Club for a special INJ Centenary talk! 📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm 📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online 💻 Bookings: IrishNaturalistsJournal@gmail.com #INJCentenary