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229. 22nd July 1943. A very nice day; after a dull morning much sun in afternoon, with N-NE breeze. Went by 11.20 bus to Malahide & across to "The Island" by ferry: ret. by 6.0 P.M. bus. Collected in three areas:- 1 = edge of dunes along estuary (W) side of peninsula as far as derelict fields. 2 = centre dunes south of highest point. 3 = from 2 back to ferry along eastern margin of older dunes. The Island, Malahide, Co. DU. Taken at 1. [48 mounted from 1 & these labelled 4.11.45] Colletes picistigma ♂︎. Halictus "smeathmanellus" ♀︎ Pompilus plumbeus & gibbus Tachysphex pictinipes Crabro wesmaeli Barichneumon red ♂︎: not mtd. Mesostenus transfuga ♂︎, ant. 28 Stilpnus gagates? large ♀︎, ant. 17 Hemiteles ♂︎, ant. 23 with large anal forceps = H. ♀︎ ant. 27, with broad, red, rugose-matt abdomen = 230. 22.7.43, cont. The Island, Malahide, DU., cont. Taken at 1, cont. Lissonota paralella ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎. ♂︎ ant. 42; ♀︎ also 42. Pimpla detrita group 2♀︎♀︎, one larger, the other smaller, ant. 26 & 24. Cremastus germinus ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ } not mounted. Meloboris ♀︎ } not mounted. Angitia? ♀︎, ant. 26 A. ? ♀︎, ant. 27. Bracon erythrostictus ♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎, ant. 37, 33 & 36 respectively. B. concolor 4♀︎♀︎: not mtd. B. anthracinus √ 2♀︎♀︎, ant. 19 & 20. Apanteles cf halidaii? ♀︎, but no pale spot at base of stigma! Arcogaster rufipes? 2♂︎♂︎, (ant. 31 & 32 ?) Sigalphus cf. caudatus ♂︎, ant. 20, var. with tergite 3 & apex of 2 smooth & polished. Perilitus aethiops? ♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎: not mtd. Meteorus pallipes ♀︎; ant. 29: fits description well! Pentapleura pumilio A tiny ♀︎ with very black legs, ant. only 16. Aspilota sp.? ♀︎, ant. 21, near Glaucium luteum A. sp.? ♀︎, small, teneral, specimen Both Aspiloteas have antennal seg. 3, scarcely longer than 4 & are like each other in many ways.