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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.