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16.8 44, cont.  Glenasmole, Co. DU.

Taken at 4. 
[14 mounted from 4 & these labelled on 16.12.1947!]  

Cryptinids 4, none mtd.
Homocidus nigritarsis  2♂︎♂︎: not mtd
Promethes pulchellus & laticarpus  1♂︎ of each.  None mtd.
Mesochorus sp.  ♂︎ & ♀︎, very small sp., ant. 24 & 25 resp.
Xenarcha lustrator  ♂︎, ant. 33.
Meteorus abdominator  2♂︎♂︎, ant. 27 & 30.
Diospilus oleraceus  2♂︎♂︎: not mtd.
Opius caesus  3: not mtd.
O. cf. paganus m.  ♂︎, just disclosed, wings soft, ant. 22.
O. (Biosteres) wesmaeli  ♂︎, ant. 40.
Pentapleura angustula  ♂︎. 
P. pumilio  2♀︎♀︎.
Aspilota  1♂︎, 1♀︎ = A. nigresens ♂︎, ant. 22 & A. (Synaldis) rudenticornis?  ♀︎, ant. 19.
Dacnusa areolaris group  12 (♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎):  none mtd.
D. affinis  1♀︎ & D. diremta  1♂︎, ant. of latter 31, former not mounted.
D. cf. elegantula  1 very large ♂︎, ant. 33; legs dark-streaked; tergite 1 rather thinly haired!
D. evadne  ♀︎, ant. 31.
Aphidius  ♂︎ not mtd. 
Proctos 3: 1 mtd. = 
Chalcids 5: 1 mtd. = Halticoptera
Cynipids 2: not mtd.


10.

Note on Swifts. 

12th August 44.  
At ca. 8:30 P.M. Daisy saw 3 swifts over back garden & one went into hole under large board of back return of No. 10. Clareville Rd.:  8 others seen flying very high up at same time.

13th. 
Four Swifts seen over back garden about 8:30 & after 9 P.M. two went into hole in No. 10.

14th. 
Five Swifts seen about 8:30 & one went into hole after 9 P.M.

15th. 
Not observed!

16th. 
Five appeared at 8:35 & one young went into hole at 9.15 P.M. just as others were becoming invisible in dark.

Transcription Notes:
Reviewed & corrected @k