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167. 3.8.40, cont. Landenstown Ho., KD. cont. Blacus ambulans? ♂ at 1: B. ruficornis? small ♂ at 3. Opius truncator 1 ♀ at 3: ? off willow on W. side of Barley field. Biosteres carbonarius? ♂ at 3. Aphaereta major ♂ at 1. Phaenocarpa tabida, ♂ at 3. Ph. flavipes? ♂ at 3. Aspilota dentifemur miki, a nice ♀ at 1, ant. 19-segmented. A. nigrescins? 2 ♂♂ at 1, ant. 21 & 22. A. cynipidis? a ♀ at 1, with rather dark antennae, 20-segmented, &c. A. fuscicornis? 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, rather dark, ant. 18, 19, & 17 resp. at 1 A. sp.? ♂, with dimple, 21-seg. ant. at 1: could be a small male of falsifica? Orthostigma robusta?? a small ♀ at 1, ant. 20, mandible very curved; head large from canaliculate, propodeum rather smooth, &c. Dacnusa leptogaster 1 dark ♂ at 2, ant. broken D. eros, 3 ♂♂ at 1, & 1 ♀ at 3. D. senilis 2 ♂♂ at 3. D. evadne 1 ♂ at 3. D. elegantula ♂ at 2. D. aphanta ♂ at 2. D. melanocera ♂ at 2, ant. 27; var. grossa ♂ at 1, another at 2, ant. 30-31. D. cortipalpis ♀ at 2, ant. 32. D. siniffa 3 ♂♂ at 2, ant. 26 27 & 28 D. esbelta ♀ at 2, ant. 32. Coelinius n. sp. Sligo? ♂ at 3 168. 3.8.40, cont. Landenstown Ho., KD., cont. Proctos. 2 at 1 & 2 at 3. Chalcid. 1 at 1. 6th August 1940. Garden, 14 Clareville Rd., Harold's Cross DU. Agrypon ♂ & ♀, dark species. Bracon triangulator ♂. Meteorus chrysothalmus A fine ♀, ant. broken. 10th August 1940. A blustery day, strong N.W. wind, some showers, with rising glass, after a slight depression. Sat. aft. With A.M. Gwynn (in his car), & Neal Rankin (of Belfast) who is up in Dublin doing 2 months training at the Rotunda Hospital - a very nice boy. Went to Powerscourt Deerpark, arring 4 P.M., did an hour's collecting, almost entirely sweeping oak & birth, on W. side of Avenue 1/2-way up to waterfall, where there is shelter;