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219. 10.6.44, cont. Lyracappul, Co. LK. 2,712 ft. Insects swept off scanty herbage from col to summit, 2650 (?) to 2712; mostly off tassock of Eriophorum (single-flowered sp.!); Juncus squarrosus, &c. in shelter of wall which runs parallel to scarp, but on SE. side of ridge; or on edge of scarp facing west & along which Swifts were hawking. Two specimens of Coelinius taken in first sweep coming up from col towards summit. [37 insects mounted from Lyracappul & these labelled 5.1.1947!] Dipteron 1. Loxocera aristata. Stenomacrus flaviceps ♀︎, ant. 25. Apanteles infimus Hal. ♀︎. Perilitus sp. ♀︎, very small, ant. 19. Opius caesus ♀︎, ant. 22. Pentapleura pumilio 2♀︎♀︎, ant. 18 & 20; the latter much larger! P. angustula 4♀︎♀︎, ant. 16, 17, 17 & 18; the last with trace of stigma! Phaenocarpa tabida ♀︎, antennae nibbled by Psocid (in hotel). Aspilota 4: 3 only mounted = A. (Synaldis) parvicornis 1 beautiful little ♀︎, ant. 14-segmented. A. (S.) probably also parvicornis 1 larger ♂︎, ant. 19; head widened behind eyes. A. (S.) cf. temporalis m. large ♀︎, ant. 17; head not so widened behind eyes as parvicornis; legs fusco-testaceous; antennae nearly as long as body. [NB. the above ♂︎ Synaldis might just as well belong to the latter ♀︎ as the former! A.W.S. 6.1.1947. 220. 10.6.44, cont. Lyracappul, Co. LK., cont. Dacnusa areolaris? 2♂︎♂︎, 4♀︎♀︎. {ant. 20 & 21 (♂︎♂︎); 20, 21, 22 & 22 (♀︎♀︎) with varying 2nd discoidal cell lengths; 1♀︎ has distinct sternauli but quite smooth. D. elegantula 3♀︎♀︎, ant. 26, 27 & 28. D. (Gyrocampa) ♀︎, ant. 24. Coelinius cf. niger 2♂︎♂︎, ant. 39 & 41; mesonotum rather rough & notauli rather indefinite. Aphidius 1♂︎, 7♀︎♀︎ = A. sonchi or renominatus? 6♀︎♀︎ probably same species, but ant. 14 (1), 15 (1), 16 (3) & 17 (1), also 1 black ♂︎ (ant. 19) with blackish legs, probably ♂︎ of same species. A. cf. pascuorum? ♀︎, ant. 18. Platygaster 1 small ♀︎. Beetles: 2 Staphs: given to E. O'Mahony. [Also 2 beetles taken by hand Aphodius lapponum on cliff W. of summit, where we had tea & a large Staph. taken on ridge before this.]