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43. Ichneumonidae bred from or thought to be attacking larvae & pupae of the Red Admiral Butterfly (V. atalanta) at Roche's Hotel, Glengarriff, Co. W. Cork: these were brought me in Dec. 1943 by J.E. Flynn. 1. A series of ♂︎, 11♀︎♀︎ bred from chrysalises of atalanta & dated 29.7.1943. These are all I believe referable to Hemiteles melanarius Grav. 2. 1♀︎ Hemiteles melanarius, 1♀︎ Pimpla instigator & 1♀︎ Chalcid seen attacking pupae (fresh & soft!) of atalanta on 10.7.1943. 3. 1♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎ bred from pupae of atalanta on 24.7.1943 - all Pimpla instigator! 4. 4♀︎♀︎ Phobocampa confusa & 1♀︎ Gelis zonatus Forst. attending & suspected of attacking larvae of atalanta (date not noted! probably May or June 1943. 5. A series of hyperparasites bred from the characteristic cocoons of Photocampa 44. (presumably P. confusa Thoms.!): these consist of Chalcids, Gelis cf. instabilis ♀︎ & Leptocryptus & were bred from V. urticae & V. io & not from atalanta. 15.9.43: brought into museum when I was on holidays by Mrs. Beere & bred from Aphides on Sweet Pea from her Dublin garden:- Praon volucre? ♀︎, ant. 18-19: small & Lygocerus? ♂︎. 12.10.43: taken by E. O'Mahony on museum window:- Aspilota vesparum? ♀︎, ant. 18. 6.10.43: Taken at St. Columba's College, Co. DU. by Ivan M. Goodbody:- Aspilota semirugosa or surcularia? ♀︎. (1) 10.10.43. Hempiteron taken at Royal Canal, KD. = Lyguspratensis (S.S.) L. ♂︎, fide Dr. A.M. Massee, 1964.