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303. 2nd Sept. 1943. A fine day with much hot sun but strong cool SW-W wind & some showers in early afternoon, but none at Lucan: cooler than for some time after some very hot broken weather with much rain. In afternoon rode to Lucan demesne & collected there from 4 till after 6 P.M. Rather windy in places, wet in others but some common insects very abundant, in fact too common Lucan demesne, Co. DU. Swept in 4 areas as follows:- 1 = Just above barrier on river walk, for 100 yards & between walk & river 2 = same place but side of walk away from river. 3 = both sides of walk just below barrier & under large oak trees, &c. 4 = just below gateway on main avenue near water turbine, under beech trees, where many seedling Sycamore, Ash, &c., & along river at same place 304. 2.9.43, cont. Lucan demesne, DU., cont. Taken at 1. [20 mounted from 1 & these labelled 5.1.1946.] Centeterus sp. ♂︎, ant. 27. Cryptinids 10 (kept 5) = Stilpnus gagates? ant. 17. Hemiteles sp. ♀︎, ant. 20. Plectocryptus arrogans? ♂︎, ant. 33. H. sp. ♀︎, ant. 22. H. sp. ♀︎, ant. 20. Acrodactyla madida ♀︎, ant. 23; mtd. on its back. Promethes scutellatus ♀︎. P. sulcator ♂︎. } none mtd. P. pulchellus ♂︎. } none mtd. P. cognaus 2♂︎♂︎ } none mtd. P. laticarpus ♂︎ } none mtd. Mesoleius? sp. 1♀︎, yellow scutellum; ant. 33. Mesochorus sp. ♀︎, ant. 38. Sawfly Nematine ♀︎ = Pristiphora pallidiventris v denudata a rather dark ♀︎. Meteorus ♂︎. Opius cingulatus ♂︎. O. exilis Hal. ♂︎, ant. 24; mandible with tooth at base! Pentapleura pumilio √ ♂︎, rather pale legs & abd., ant. 26. Aspilota dentifemur, small ♂︎, ant. 20. A. crassifemur ♀︎, ant. 23. A. viatica? ♀︎, ant. 22; propodeum rather rugose.