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95 3rd May 1944. A very nice day but much cooler after severe storm (S.W.) during previous 24 hours which did much damage to the fresh leaves on all trees & shrubs - a storm practically without rain so far as Dublin was concerned. Wind today NW-W & fresh & keen, with some cloud & hot sunbursts: not an insecty day! In afternoon rode to Lucan Demesne, Co. DU. arriving about 3.30 & staying till almost 7 P.M. Collected by sweeping in three places as follows:- 1 = Along river & under trees where path from gate meets path along river. 2 = in old sandpits (halfway to Leixlip!) 3 = along path by river between sand pits & river. Lucan Demesne, DU. Taken at 1. [16 mounted from 1 & these labelled on 21.10.1946!] Nomada flaviguttata ♂︎ Rhogogaster ancupariae ♂︎. Gen et sp.? ♀︎, ant. 21: same as taken at St. Anne's (2) 26.4.44, &c. Cryptinids 7: 2♂︎♂︎ only mounted = Hemiteles bicolorinus group, ant. 25. Hemiteles ? ant. 20. 96. 3.5.44, cont. Lucan demesne, DU., cont. Taken at 1, cont. Bassus tricinctus ♂︎ Homocidus cinctus 1 very highly coloured ♂︎ Stenomacrus ventralis 1♀︎: the first seen this year. St. sp.? 2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 28, with areolet. St. very small sp. 1♂︎, ant. 22, no areolet. Orthostigmus stigmaticus ♂︎, ant. 27. Campoplegids 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. Rhyssalus clavator ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎: none mtd. Euphorus pallidistigma 1, ant. 16. E. cf. parvulus? 1, ant. 16, long & slender (filiform). Pygostolus falcatus ♂︎, ant. 29. Pentapleura pumilio 1♀︎. } none mtd. Phaenocarpa ruficeps ♂︎ & ♀︎ } none mtd. Ph. conspurcator 1 large ♀︎ } none mtd. Aspilota cf. clivosa?? ♂︎, very long, 23-seg. ant. A. (Synaldis) parvicornis ♀︎, ant. 16. Dacnusa areolaris group: all but 1 tibialis miki: 1 areolaris ♂︎ D. aphanta ♂︎. } none mtd Aphidius spp. 11 } none mtd