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111. 18.5.43, cont. Glemasmole, DU., cont. Campoplegids 2 (1 mtd.) Phobocampa? ♂︎, ant. 31. Colastes braconius ♂︎ on Salix. Euphorus brevispina Th. 1♀︎, very short pale antennae, 18-seg. Phaenocarpa picinervis ♂︎, ant. 31. Aspilota cf. nigrescens 1♂︎, not kept. Dacnusa areolaris group, cf. laevipectus & pubescens? common. D. bellina ♂︎ & ♀︎. D. merella? ♂︎, ant. 37. Aphidius 2♂︎♂︎, not kept. Proctos. 2 (both mounted!) Dipteron, flying at root of Alder tree. 18.5.43, 6 P.M. Garden, 14 Clareville Rd., DU. On return from Glenasmole found garden full of ♂︎ Crabro various & a few C. leucostomus & Chrysis ignita (1♂︎ seen) - One seen on 10th in 1944! AWS. A very early date! 112. 19th May 1943. After a fine morning, with the glass down again, wind rose about 10 A.M. & turned SE-E forming a jam along the coast, which did not clear till about 2 P.M. Warmer & softer than previous 3 days & almost rain about noon, but dry & cooler in the afternoon. Went to Dollymount by a bus just after 10 A.M. & walked along The Black Banks to Sutton, where picked up the 11 A.M. Portmarnock bus. Then walked down the Portmarnock peninsula about to the tip. Swept a little on way across the peninsula, but few insects out at this time. Then swept for an hour between golf links & sea. Again after lunch swept for another hour & then came back to peninsula N. of golf links & after tea swept Salix repens, &c. for half an hour. This plant seemed to have suffered much from cold winds earlier in spring & to have flowered very early, as ♀︎♀︎ flowers over & fruit ripe, but some ♂︎ catkins again out since recent rains (& snow!) & many sawflies on these plants of Salix. Did not visit exact spot where Desmond Walls found Myrmica schencki in 1942 & all red ants examined M. scabrinodis & M. ruginodis.