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373.

22.9.43, cont.

Insects collected by sweeping rushes, &c., by stream at foot of gully on N. face of Galtymore, at 1000-1200 ft. 12 noon. Co. ST.
[[11 mounted & these labelled on 4.2.1946.]

Dipteron 1 = Tephretis sp.? 
Pimpla brevicornis  ♀︎: not mtd.
Homocidus obscuripes  ♀︎: not mtd.
Promethes sulcator, a huge ♀︎, ant. 25, the largest I have ever seen. 
Dioctes exareolatus?   1♀︎: not mtd.
Sigalphus caudata  ♀︎, ant. 20.
Phaenocarpa conspurcator  1 small ♀︎, ant. 24.
Dacnusa areolaris  1♂︎, 1♀︎;  not mtd.
D. cyclops  1♀︎, ant. 22.
D. elegantula  1♀︎, ant. 26.
D. affinis?  1♀︎ reddish abd. & basal 1/2 of 22-seg. ant., yet not immature!
Monoctonus caricis  ♂︎ not mtd.
Ehedrus validus  ♀︎, ant. 11
Proctos. 3:  all mtd. = 
Chalcids  2 } none mtd.
Cynipids  1. } none mtd.


374.

22.9.43, cont.

Insects collected by sweeping Scirpus & juncus on S. & E. sides of Lough Diheen, at about 1900 ft. (fide Ord. 1/2" map!) Co. ST.  130 - 2.0 P.M.

[27 mounted & these labelled on 4.2.1946.]

Dipteron (under stones on cliff at 2,000 ft.) = 
Phaeogenes sp.?  ♂︎, ant. 27.
Phygadeuon? sp.  ♀︎, not mtd.
Stenomacrus ventralis  ♂︎:  not mtd.
St. cf. vafer  2♀︎♀︎;  ant. 20 & 21.
Plectiscid ♂︎ = Gen. et sp.? granulated abd., ant. 29.
Apanteles pallipes  ♀︎ (?)
Sigalphus caudatus  ♀︎, ant. 20.
Opius caesus  1♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎;  very small, ant. 24, 23 & 20.

Aspilota 5 =
A. nigrescens  ♂︎, ant. 22.
A. immitator m.:  2 very small ♀︎♀︎, ant. 15 & 14.
A. (Synaldis) parvicornis Th.  A very small black ♀︎, ant. 15.
A. (S.) sp.  ♀︎, ant. 17.

Dacnusa affinis  2♀︎♀︎ (1 mounted) ant. 22
D. cyclops  1♀︎, ant. 23.
D. maculipes  ♀︎, ant. 22.
D. (Gyrocampa) uliginosa  ♀︎, ant. 24.

Proctos.  12 (5♀︎♀︎ Serphids taken in first sweep:  2 others (of which mounted) of another sp. later) = 
Chalcids.  16 - abundant!  none mounted.

Beetles  8.  Aphodius lapponum (2) very small (fide E.O'M.!)

Also took 2 beetles (a Bembid & a large broad Pterosticus-like chap under stones on cliff at 2,000 ft.;  and under stones of cairn on Galtymore, alt. 3,018 ft. & on ST-LK boundary, took 3 beetles =