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21. 10th Oct. 1943. A poor day, mild, with SE-SW jam over hills & drizzle in afternoon, after a very fine day on Sat. (9th), but much broken weather during previous week. Rode to Louisa Bridge, Royal Canal, W. of Leixlip, where arrived at 11:30; swept W. side of turnip field between canal & Maynooth road, W. of bridge, (= 1) as before, till 1 P.M., when first skiff of rain fell & we had lunch; after lunch went further along canal and swept plantation between tow-path & Mr. Mitchell's field, as often before (= 2). Skiffs of rain about 3 P.M. becoming heavier, stopped all collecting, so had tea & rode home, escaping rain, but on wet roads. Arrived home 5:45. 10/10/43. Swept along W. side of turnip field, 1/4 mile W. of Louisa Br., Royal Canal, Co. KD. Taken at 1. [80 mounted from 1 & these labelled 16.2.46.] Epitomus pygmaeus 2♀︎♀︎ Cryptinids 8, including 3♀︎♀︎ Pezomachus (fasciatus - 1♂︎ ant. 22 & instabilis - 2♀︎♀︎, ant. both 20]); Atractodes tenebricosus 1 not mtd.; Hem. apertus ♂︎ not mtd. 22. 10/10/43, cont. Royal Canal, Co. KD., cont. Taken at 1, cont. Hemitiles ♀︎, ant. 23. Picrostigeus recticauda? 1 ♀︎, ant. 28. Promethes pulchellus ♂︎ & ♀︎ P. laticarpus? ♀︎ Homocidus pulcher 2♂︎♂︎. H. pictus? ♀︎, ant. 20. "Mesoleius" 2♂︎♂︎ = semicaligatus? ant. 50 & 51, red abd. yellow face believed taken here & 2 similar ♂︎♂︎ with black face at 2 amongst poplar suckers, but it is just possible these two pairs (which were put in ether bottle) ought to be reversed, as regards location! A.W.S. 10.10.43. Mesochorus 3♂︎♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎. Campoplegids 4♂︎♂︎ = Cymodusa leucocera Th.; ant. 36, 36, 37 & 37. Plectiscid: no areolet: 1♀︎, ant. 20, short terebra = Eusterynx? sp. Apanteles lateralis √ ♀︎. A. fulvipes ♀︎? or pallipes? A. pallipes??? ♂︎ with darkened legs Sigalphus caudalus ♀︎, very small & only 16-seg. ant. Blacus ruficornis ♀︎, ant. 20. B. diversicornis ♀︎, ant. 20.