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215. 15-9-40, cont. R. Canal, KD., cont. Larvae of sawflies One plant of Salix (? purpurea) with very small narrow pale green leaves almost defoliated by side of canal; about 6-8 larvae found & brought home. (See below!) Many green & greyish larvae swept off grass (?) &c. by tow-path: one of these brought home as it had 2 (one black, 1 brown) larvae like objects visible beneath its skin, the black one forward, the brown one aft, & as well had a stalked egg [[image]] on pedicel between head & 1st thoracic segment. Another not brought home had a white projecting mark [[image]] on its back in centre of about 2nd segment behind head. From the above larvae emerged in 1941 the following: - 13th May 1♀︎ Pteronidia melanopis & 2 other ♀︎♀︎ a few days later, which latter I put out on Salix cinerea in garden. 5th June. A large ♂︎ Mesoleius appeared in pot. 30th May. A ♂︎ sawfly : Pontania } 9th June A ♀︎ Pontania, with dark stigma } 14th June A ♂︎ Pontania, with dark stigma } 16th June A ♀ Pontania, with dark stigma } } Possibly bred from galls on S. purpurea some of which were brought home. 216. 19th Sept. 1940. A perfect morning (during which I cut the front hedge) with heavy showers in afternoon & increasing, strong S.W.-W. wind, mild, after a deep depression. In afternoon drove to Glenasmole & swept in three places above Moore's. Many insects out in shelter. Heavy shower at 5 P.M. ended collecting. Glenasmole, Co. DU. 3 till 5 P.M. 1 = by path from Moore's to upper dam (i.e. W. path!) 2 = on shore of upper reservoir just below where pipe from Slade Brook Channel is taken into reservoir 3 = same as 1 only swept in reverse direction & including area under trees just above Moore's. Bombus agrorum A few torpid ♂︎♂︎ seen & ☿☿. Ichneumonidae. Very few Vol. 1, plenty Vol. 2, especially Leptocryptus; hardly any Vol. III, unless Plectiscids counted & these numerous; only a few Vol. IV; & of Vol. V only Mesochorus spp. common, only one Campoplegid & one Thersilochid taken. The following only kept as noted. [34 kept & these labelled 3/1/1942 (15 from 1, 12 from 2 & 7 from 3)] Aethecerus or Phaeogenes? 1 red ♀︎ at 1. Pezomachus sp.? 1♂︎, wingless, at 3. Hemiteles sp.? ♀︎, long terebra, at 2. H. ? ♂︎ at 2 Exolytus ♀︎ at 3. Ichneumon or Amblyteles? ♂︎ at 2.