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253.

28th June 1944. 

A fine day, but with very strong S.W. wind, after several cold, windy, & stormy days.

In afternoon rode to Lucan, arriving at 4 P.M. & staying till 6:50, collected in "Sarsfield Estate" in four places, as follows: - 

Lucan Desmesne, Co. DU.
1 = beside river where upper path joins river path.
2 = beside river where public path is blocked by fence at Leixlip end of desmesne - along river path & under trees.
3 = beside main avenue W. of central gate & near turbine house
4 = beside main avenue 100 yard E. of central gate.

Taken at 1. 
[28 mounted from 1 & these labelled 12.2.47.]

Anteon  ♂︎.
Cryptinids 7, including 
Hemiteles apertus  3♂︎♂︎, not mtd.
Leptocryptus sp.  ♀︎, ant. 25.
Acanthocryptus quadrispinosus  ♂︎ ant. 27.

Homocidus pectoratorius  ♂︎.
H. pictus group  2♀︎♀︎ = H. pictus ? var. with red hind coxae, ant. 21.
& H. cf. subopaca?  but small, scutellum marked yellow at apex, ant. ant. 21.
Chorinaeus flavipes  1, ant. 29.



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28.6.44, cont.  Lucan, Co. DU., cont.

Taken at 1, cont.

Mesochorus sp.  ♂︎ } none mtd.
Campoplegids  2 } none mtd.

Colastes braconius  2♂︎♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎:  not mtd.
Rogas tristis √  1♂︎, ant. 47.
Sigalphus pallipes:  in countless numbers:  mostly ♂︎♂︎, but 10♀︎♀︎ in sucker:  3♂︎♂︎, 3♀︎♀︎ mounted, ant. 21/22, 23, 23 (♂︎♂︎), 22, 22, 22 (♀︎♀︎).
Apanteles  2 spp.  2♂︎♂︎

Meteorus cinctellus  ♀︎, ant. 27.
Blacus  ♂︎.
Opius irregularis  ♂︎ & ♀︎.
O. cf. exilis  ♂︎, but antennae 30-segmented!
Adelura flaviventris  ♂︎, ant. 30.
Pentapleura angustula?  ♀︎:  not mtd.
Phaenocarpa ruficeps  ♂︎:  not mtd.
Aspilota spp. 4 = 
A. clivosa  ♀︎, ant. 21.
A. sp.?  ♀︎, smooth propodeum, with dimple, long 21-seg. ant.
A. cf. fuscicoxis?  ♂︎, ant. 20.
A. (Synaldis) cf. parvicornis?  polish legs, ant. 20.