British Entomological and Natural History Society

By Colin Hart

The Plume Moths are a relatively neglected group of moths, with the last identification guide to British species by Bryan Beirne, British Pyralid and Plume Moths, being published in 1952. Since then additional species have been discovered in Britain and much new information about their life histories has been discovered by lepidopterists, including the author of this new book.

British Plume Moths comprises 278 pages, includes colour photographs of set specimens of all the British species on 26 plates, detailed genitalia drawings for both sexes of all species and colour photographs of a range of live adults, larvae and pupae, as well as feeding signs for some species, on a further 20 colour plates. There is a key to the adults using wing features, a glossary of terms used and morphology diagrams for the adult and male genitalia structures, a check list with current nomenclature, while the references cited facilitate access to the published literature.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SMALLER BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA

Edited by A.M.Emmet, Reprint of 2nd Edition, revised and enlarged 1988, 288 pages.

This book is packed with information, much of it previously unpublished. It contains life histories of almost all of the 1500 species recorded from the British Isles. There is also an index of food plants which refers the reader to all species known to feed on each plant: this makes it possible quickly to identify larvae found to narrow the choice to a small number of species. The second edition follows closely the format of its predecessor. The nomenclature has been brought up to date and over 35 species added to the list since the first edition (1979) are included. Much more information about the life histories is incorporated.

BRITISH HOVERFLIES AN ILLUSTRATED IDENTIFICATION GUIDE - Second edition

By Alan Stubbs and Steven Falk

Hardback: £30 non-members, £20 members; plus postage £5.20 for single copy (£8.40 for 2 copies or £9.50 for 3 copies) within UK. Charges for postage and packing for a larger consignment, or for outside the UK, are available on application.

When the original edition of British Hoverflies was published in 1983, it established a popular style of user-friendly identification keys that resulted in many more people taking an interest in these colourful and attractive insects. This second edition retains the layout and approach of the original but it also includes much additional information about the family as a whole, as well as extended and revised species accounts. Revised by Stuart Ball, Alan Stubbs, Ian McLean, Roger Morris, Steven Falk and Roger Hawkins, the new edition includes all 276 species known from Britain, compared with 256 in the first edition. The keys and text have been updated extensively to take account of our increased knowledge of hoverflies, and some species from continental Europe that might be expected to occur here are described in the keys and species accounts.

The second edition comprises 469 pages, including the 12 widely-acclaimed, original colour plates by Steven Falk, as well as 17 new detailed black and white plates of Cheilosia genitalia (by Steven Falk) and Sphaerophoria genitalia (by Stuart Ball). The summaries of the distribution of species and their flight periods have been updated following the publication of the Provisional Atlas of British Hoverflies in 2000. A check list of all British species gives the current nomenclature for the family, while a bibliography of over 800 references facilitates access to much of the, published literature on hoverflies. This new edition will appeal both to experienced dipterists and to those starting to study flies for the first time. Published by the British Entomological and Natural History Society, November 2002

Copies of British Hoverflies will be available, post free, at the BENHS Annual Exhibition and at the Dipterists' Forum Annual Meeting, each year.

THE NEW AURELIANS: a centenary history of the British Entomological and Natural History Society.

By M.J.James. 1973 80 pages text 4 black & white plates.

Paperback: £1-50 non-members, £1-00 members plus postage £0-80 UK, £1-20 overseas.

This comprehensive history documents the formation of the then South London Entomological and Natural History Society in 1872 and the expansion and changes during the next 100 years.

NATURAL HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE GARDEN

By D.McClintock et al. 1963.
Proc.Trans.S.Lond.Ent.Nat.hist.Soc. 1963 part 2. 144p 8 b/w plates.
Paperback: £3-00 non-members, £2-00 members; plus postage £0-80 UK, £1-20 overseas.

The results of a survey of the plants and animals of the gardens 1960-63 including all orders of insects and recording Monochroa hornigi discovered there
new to Britain.

INVERTEBRATES IN THE LANDSCAPE: invertebrate recording in site evaluation and countryside recording.

Edited by P.T.Harding 1994 Br.J.Ent.Nat.Hist. 7 (Suppl 1), 64 pages.
Paperback: £6-00 non-members, £4-00 members; plus postage £0-80 UK, £1-20 overseas.

This special supplement to the Journal contains 7 articles on invertebrate recording, site evaluation, monitoring countryside changes and invertebrate recording schemes.

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