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260. 30th July 1939. A fine day spoiled for collecting by heavy showers at noon, 1.30 & 3.0 P.M. West wind, warm & lots of insects in shelter, but vegetation dripping after first shower. Drove to Drogheda, up Boyne & home via Slane. I collected about New Bridge & King William's Glen, while George took his friend "Jock" Storrar to see Newgrange tumulus. R. Boyne & King William's Glen Cos. ME & LH 1 = by disused canal above New Bridge, Co. ME. 11.30 till shower at noon. 2 = left bank of R. Boyne just below & just above New Bridge, Co. LH. 1.30 till 2.0 P.M. 3 = roadside under trees, &c., King William's Glen, Co. LH. 2.0 P.M. till shower at 3 P.M. Psithyrus barbutellus 2♀♀ at 2. Barichneumon albicinctus? ♂ at 1; ? dark legged var. of this sp. Epitomus pygmaeus ♂ at 3. Exolytus? ♂ at 1. Hemiteles ♂ at 3; very small sp. 261. 30/7/39 cont. R. Boyne, &c. ME & LH. cont. Leptocryptus pellucidator? ♀ at 1. L. sp. smaller ♀ at 1: possibly a small darker ♀ of same sp. as last. Pimpla turnionellae? ♂ & ♀ at 3. Promethes sulcator ♂ & ♀ at 1. P. dorsalis ♂ at 2. Homocidus pallipes ♂ at 1. H. signatus ♀ at 1. Campoplegids: 3♀♀ of 3 spp. at 3. Microplitis tuberculifera ♂ at 2. Eubadizon extensor: ♂, very red, at 3. Pygostolus sticticus ♀ at 3. Blacus paganus? ♂ at 2. Dispilous oleraceus ♂ at 2. Opius ilicis Nixon, ♂ at 2, 28-seg. ant., pale abd. Alysia tipulae 1♂ at 2. Phaenocarpa livida ♂ at 1. Adelura flaviventris ♀ at 2. Orthostigma curvicaudata m. ♂ at 3. A. vulgaris? 1 large ♀, with 19-seg. ant. at 1. Aspilota tumida n. sp. ♀ at 2. Type! AWS. 11.12.1941. Like ruficornis, but with narrower, more turned post-petiole, 18-seg. ant., less rugose & more clearly areolated propodeum, &c. Aspilota spp. 2♂♂, 2♀♀ at 2, as follows: A. vulgaris 1♂, ant. 24-seg. & 1♀, ant. 18. A. rufata? 1♂ large, dark neuration, 19-seg. ant. ? this sp. 1♀, small, very slender, 15-16-seg. ant. ? this species.