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211. 17th July, 1943 (Saturday!). A beautiful morning after a heavy dew & fine night! Therefore took day off & went to Royal Canal, Leixlip, KD as on 11th. Left home at 10-40, alone, (Daisy following in afternoon!) & arrived at Louisa bridge at 11.42, as wind east & rising. East wind very strong till about 6 P.M. when it eased off & collecting improved. Flies - irritans, I suppose, so numerous as to make every place simply hell, but nevertheless stuck it till 7.40, home about 9 o'clock. Royal Canal, W. of Louisa Bridge, Leixlip, KD. Collected in five areas, 1 & 5 being mainly the same as follows:- 1 = W. side of field between canal & Maymooth road (= station 3 of 11.7.43!) where took Dacnusa clandestina ♂︎ on 11th; & also S. side (= station 4 of 11.7.43) as far as S.E. corner where there is a wet ditch & filled up cattle drinking pool with Glyceria. 12 till 2 P.M. 2 = Canal-side & outside plantation, 1/2 W. of Louise Br. 2.30 - 3.30 3 = Inside wall of plantation, but only 2/3 W. part of latter. 3.30 - 4.30. 4 = E. end of plantation, where poplar suckers are & annexe to same where Polyporus squamosus on poplar is (now fallen off same! not fallen on 11th) & shelter belt E. of gate. 5 till 6 P.M. 212. 17th July 1943, cont. Royal Canal, KD., cont. 5 = W. side of field (as station 1) but right from canal to Maynooth road & along N. side to gate, where wheat replaces turnips. 6.15 - 7.30 P.M. Taken at 1. [35 mounted from 1 & these labelled 24.10.45!] Spilomena troglodytes ♀︎. Anteon ♂︎. Two black sawflies ♂︎♂︎ = Trichiocampus eradiatus? ♂︎ & Pachynematus?? 1♂︎, whitish hind tibiae! Ichneumon? latrator group 2♂︎♂︎: one mtd. = Centeterus ♂︎ Cryptinids 11, including Atractodes tenebricosus 3 3 only mounted = Cryptus? 2♂︎♂︎, ant. 25 & 26+ Phygadeuon 1♀︎, ant. 18. Pimpla contemplator ♀︎, ant. 30, with segments 8, 9 & 10 shorter than 7 or 11!!! Homocidus obscuripes ♂︎: not mounted. Exochus sp. nr. prosopius 1 ant. 35; areola horizontal Campoplegid ♀︎ ant. 31 = Plectiscid ♂︎ ant. 30. Genus et sp.? = Helictes cf. pilicornis Thoms.? fide J.F. Perkins, 3.1.1947. 16th July 1943. Aphidius ulmi?? ♂︎ & ♀︎ taken in cop. at Athdown, Co. WI., by Fergus O'Rourke.