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6./ 13th July 1937. Very hot, though no sun till afternoon; but vegetation very wet after rain on previous evening: S.W. wind. Ditch under lee of hedge at SW. corner pf Ratoath Bog, Co. ME., as on 8th & 10th inst. All collected by sweeping during lunch hour & only a few kept: rest sent to B.M. [[?Centaeon]] 1 [[male symbol]] Epitomus pygmaeus 1 [[male symbol]]. Pezomachus red & black 1 [[female symbol]]. Exochus prosopius 1 [[male symbol]]. Atractodes black 1 [[female symbol]] Hematelid or Pleotrocid } ? 1 [[female symbol]], 19 seg. antennae = Apanteles congestus ? 1 [[male symbol]]. Microgaster tibialis 1 [[male symbol]]. Aspilota [[strikethrough]] cf: conciator ?]] 1 [[male symbol]] = nigrescens! A.W.S. 23/1/41. A. sp. 4 like 5 ? = vulgaris miki 1 [[female symbol]], longish tentra. A. [[?cynipides]] ? 1 very small [[female symbol]], 14 seg. antennae. Dacnusa areolaris, longiradialis & maenlipes frequent: none kept. D. Aphanta 2 or 3: 2 kept D. bellina 1 [[male symbol]]. "Gyrocampa" ulignosa 1 [[male symbol]], 1 [[female symbol]] on same card [[end page]] [[start page]] 7/ 13.7.37 cont. Ratoath Bog, Co. ME. cont. Chorebus lymphatus ? 1 [[male symbol]], 3 [[2 female symbols]] swept off Glyceria fluvitans in deep [[?mud]] ditch in lee of hedge. 1 [[male symbol]] & 1 [[female symbol]] sent as present to Nixon. The [[male symbol]], & 2 [[2 female symbols]] kept mounted on same card. Proctos 4.