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235. 24.6.42, cont. Glenasmole, DU., cont. Taken at 5 [16 mounted & these labelled 10.10.1944!] Hemiteles ♀︎: not mtd. Promethes cognatus ♂︎. Homocidus pectoratorius, large ♀︎. Mesochorus 2♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎. Campoplegid 1. No icks mounted! Bracon rivalis miki 2♂︎♂︎ 1♀︎ - 1♂︎, 1♀︎ mounted, ant. 33 & 32. Rhogas circumscriptus? ♀︎, not mtd Euphorus pallipes? 1 not mounted. E. cf. fulvipes? 1♀︎, very small, ant. 16. Opius spp. same as on 17.6.42! = pallipes (Wesm.) Hal. 4♀︎♀︎, ant. 29, 30, 30 & 31. Opius pendulus ♂︎, ant. 19. Ahaereta major ♀︎, ant. 28. Aspilota 2♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎: 1♂︎, 1♀︎ mounted = A. crassifemur ♂︎, ant. 26. Dacnusa areolaris, ovalis, melanocera: not mounted. D. obesa ♂︎ & ♀︎, ant. both 29. D. nigro brunnea ♀︎, ant. 25. D. D. esbelta ♀︎, ant. 33. Coelinius elegans 1♀︎: not mtd. Aphidius 2♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎ (3 spp.?) none mtd. Procto. 1, not mtd. Taken at Cauhoo, Co. CV., by R.C. Faris, 21.6.1942 Dacnusa lestes ♂︎ & Trachyusa aurora ♂︎ Taken at Killykeen, Co. CV. by R.C. Faris, 24.6.1942 Euphorus entirely pale antennae Calyptus tibialis ♀︎ Trachyusa aurora ♂︎ Erromenus or Polyblastus ♂︎ = 236. 28th June 1942. After a small depression, with windy night, but no rain in Dublin, a fine day with NNW breeze & after 12-noon entirely blazing sun, very hot. Left home, alone, at 10.30 AM. & rode to Blessington, arriving at the new bridge at 12.35; saw pools on road first at foot of Crooksling hill & after that at intervals to Blessington. Swept swampy field surrounded by trees (as on various occasions previously: ), between road from Blessington to Ballyward & the new reservoir, for a couple of hours, where grass very wet in places, very hot & very fly-y; then rode on to old sandpit N. of Ballyward Bridge where sat in breeze for half-an-hour & looked for aculeates. Saw practically none of latter - 2 or 3 ♀︎ Halictus, some small Crabros (? C. varius or palmipes & several ♂︎♂︎ & 1♀︎ Pompilus nigerrimus: not a Bumble seen all day. Then rode home via Kilbridge R.C.C. & Brittas; arriving home about 5 o'clock. Hymenoptera very numerous at Blessington & one large sucker-full brought home. Meadow Brown & Ringlet Butterflies common at Blessington. [23 insects mounted & these labelled 12/10/44!]
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