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50. 14.8.41, cont. Glenasmole, DU., cont. Bracon near epitriptus ♀︎ at 2, ant. 27, dark legs. B. fulvipes 2♂︎♂︎ at 3, with almost black abd. & 35 & 36-seg. ant. Colastes braconius several ♀︎♀︎: not kept. Rhogas nigricornis 3♂︎♂︎ at 4, ant. 43, 46 & 46. R. tristes 2♀︎♀︎ under trees near spillway at end of station 4: on being taken into sucker these gave off a strong taste like amyl-acetate! [No Apanteles seen all day!] Microgaster russatus 1 lovely ♂︎, in swamp at 2. M. tibialis ♀︎, but wings hyaline & therefore cf. hospes Marshall. Microdus cingulipes 1♀︎ at 3. The first I have taken in Ireland, but a ♀︎ was taken in Scotland in 1939? AWS. 20/1/44. Meteorus abdominator? 3 at 3: ♂︎♂︎, ant. 27, 28 & 28. Pygostolus sticticus 1♀︎ at 1. Blacus ambulans ♂︎ at 3, ant. 21. B. paganus? ♂︎ at 3, ant. 20. Opius very few & only 1♂︎ O. cingulatus: [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] only others kept = one small ♂︎ cf. communis miki, with 23-seg. ant. at 1. Phaenocarpa pratellae: a lovely ♀︎ at 4, below dam, ant. 38. 51. 14.8.41, cont. Glenasmole, DU., cont. Adelura sylvia 1♂︎ at 1. A. flaviventris 1♀︎ at 4. Pentapleura pumilio 1 [[strikethrough]] large [[/strikethrough]] ♂︎, at 1 Orthostigma cf. curvicaudata 1♂︎ at 1, ant. 22. Aspilota spp. very rare, as on all recent dates; all (4) kept! = A. crassifemur a beautifully typical ♀︎ at 4, ant. 26. A. cf. vulgaris? ♀︎ at 1, ant. damaged but ? 18-segmented A. cf. cynipidis? ♀︎ at 1, ant. 20, very dark; mandibles huge & equidentata!!! A. near viatica, small ♀︎ at 4, ant. 20, propodeum & tergite 1 very smooth Dacnusa spp. frequent & nearly all kept, except those of the areolaris group, which included 1♀︎ D. pubescens, also 1 D. adducta ♀︎: not kept. The following kept. D. talaris 1 very nice ♀︎ at 4, & a ♂︎ at 1, both ant. 31. D. eros? 2♂︎♂︎ at 1, ant. 35 & 36. D. alua? 3 small ♂︎♂︎, with antennae 31 (at 1) & 30 (2 at 4). D. melanocera ♂︎ & ♀︎ at 1, ant. 25 & 24 respectively. D. curtipalpis ♂︎ at 2, ant. 31. D. aphanta? ♀︎ at 4, ant. 23. D. esbelta ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ at 2, ant. 33! (in wetter parts!) amongst Equisetum &c. D. polita nigra ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ at 2, with esbelta! 2♂︎♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎ mounted with ant. 27, 27, 25 & 26!