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299. 16.8.42, cont. Royal Canal, KD., cont. Taken at 4 cont. Cryptinids 9, including Pezomachus rufulus? ♀︎, also ♂︎, wingless. Stilpnus gagates ♂︎, Leptocryptus aereus Pimpla turionellae group: 3♂︎♂︎. Mesoleius ♂︎, ant. 38. Promethes cognatus ♂︎. Homocidus pulcher & pallipes ♂︎♂︎. Thersilochids 2♀︎♀︎ (2 spp. one red, ant. 26; the other black, ant. 27) Campoplegids: 3♀︎♀︎ = Dioctes exareolatus 1♀︎, ant. 25; & Colastes braconius ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎. Rhyssalus clavator ♀︎, ant. 26. Apanteles congestus? ♀︎: see below! Opius comatus 1♂︎, ant. 31; & 4♀︎♀︎, ant. 22, 22, 23 & 23. Opius cingulatus & communis miki: 2 of each. Alloea contracta ♀︎. Apanteles congestus? ♀︎ (see above!) Orthostigma melanostigma? ♂︎, ant. 24. Aspilota praecipua 1 lovely ♀︎ & 4 other specimens = A. brevissimacornis miki ♀︎, a lovely specimen of this distinct little sp. ant. 14. A. sciurella; a small ♂︎, ant. 24. A. petiolaris? ♂︎, ant. 25. A. (Synaldis) levis m. ♀︎, ant. 18; tergite 1 red. 300. 16.8.42, cont. R. Canal, KD. cont. Taken at 4, cont. Dacnusa areolaris, maculipes, laevipectus, diremta (1), cyclops (2), elegantula? (1) see below! D. albipes Hal. 1 (? ♂︎ or ♀︎), ant. 22: the first I have ever taken. D. elegantula ♀︎, ant. 26 Praon volucre common } none mounted! Aphidius sp. 1♀︎ } none mounted! Proctos. 11 } none mounted! Chalcids 5. Cynipids 3. Coleoptera: collected a great many small beetles out of bracket-like fungus, Polyporus squamosus, on dead poplar stump for E.O'M. & 2 "icks" (= Stenomacrus cf. sp. near brevis miki ♀︎, ant. 22 & a Micro-Procto ). The beetles include:- Myrmica scabrinodis ♂︎ } where taken 1, 2, 3 or 4? Lissonota cylindrator ♂︎, ant. 41 } where taken 1, 2, 3 or 4? Sychnoleter geniculosus 1, ant. 47 } where taken 1, 2, 3 or 4? 17.8.43. Taken in Westropp's garden at Clonskeagh, Dublin. 3 icks, ♂︎ & 2♀︎♀︎ Cryptinids! 1 Procto.