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256. 23.7.39 cont. Coan, Co. WI., cont. Aloea contracta 1♀ at 1. Phaenocarpa conspurcator 1♀, small. Aspilota atra (for ♂ see below) 1♀, 24-seg. at 1. A. vulgaris? 1♂, ant. 22, at 1. A. rufata, large, 3♂♂, ant. 19, 20 & 20, at 1. A minutissima? ♀ at 1, ant. 15. A. crassifemur? - see ♀ below. 1♂, ant. 25, at 1. A. crassicosta Tho.? 1♂, 1♀, with 32 & 27-seg. ant. at 2: very nice!! A. atra (for ♀ see above) 1♂, 30 seg. ant. at 2. A. crassifemur? small 1♀, ant. 19, at 2. See ♂ above & below. A. crassifemur? 1♂, very long ant., 24, at 2. A. cynipidis?? 1♀, ant. 19, at 2 A. rufata? 2♂♂, ant. 18 & 16, at 2. A. minutissima? 1♀, ant. 16, at 2. A. sp.? 1♂, very small, ant. 17, at 2 Dacnusa discolor? 1 very nice ♀ at 1. Proctos. 10 at 1, & 1 at 2: = Chalcids. 1 at 1 & 1 at 2. Dipteron: Beris fuscipes Mg. ♂ at 2. - AWS. 16.1.1941. [During heavy shower on outward journey (23.7.39, A.M.) took 3 icks. under trees at Tinnode, Co. WI. = Dioctes exareolatus? 1♀, Olesicampa? 1♀ & Mesochorus 1♂.] [E. O'Mahony bred a ♀ Aphidius urticae from nest of a Dunnock (Hedge Sparrow) on 23.7.39, taken earlier at St. Anne's, Clontarf, Co. DU. [E. O'Mahony took a ♂ Bombus distinguendus in St. Anne's, Clontarf, which was faded & very worn, on 25.7.39 in evening, sitting on flower.] 257. 26th July 1939. A fine day but quite dull & rather threatening till nearly 7 P.M., then all sunny, warm, soft W. breeze. Insects plentiful in spots, few in others & vegetation still decidedly wet after previous day's showers. Glenasmole, Co. DU. 2.30 till 7.30 P.M. 1 = Flat at head of upper reservoir 2 = W. side of same, & also below dam on rt. bank of river. 3 = Under trees on left bank of river S. of Moore's house Most insects taken at 1, as few seen at 2 & 3. [46 specimens kept from 1, 11 from 2 & 8 from 3: these labelled 18.1.41 et seq. AWS.] Bombus lucorum ☿☿ abundant & 1♂ seen. B. jonellus ♂ & ☿ seen on bramble at 2 B. hortorum 1 worn ♀ seen at 2 B. agrorum ☿☿ very common. B. muscorum 1☿ seen at 2 B. lapidarius or derhamellus (? which) 1☿ seen at 2. Psithyrus campestris 1 black ♀ at 1; others seen. Antaeon cameroni ♀, with yellow pronotum, running on waterproof, under larch tree, when having tea, at 1.