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161. 15th July 1945. A fine morning after a fine night & fine day on 14th (Sat.), following a prolonged thunderstorm & terrific rain, hail, &c., between 9 P.M. & midnight on 13th. Set out about 10 AM. on bikes - just as blue sky retired to N. & W. - & with gentle breeze behind us rode to Bohernabreena & then walked up & through Ballinascorney Gap - time about 11.30 AM. By this time a bad jam had formed over Dublin & rain from NE appeared imminent. Stopped at plantation along road above Ballinascorney Ho. & tried sweeping, but one minute after I commenced to sweep in plantation the rain began — a fine, thick, drizzle with N.E. & increasing breeze. Nevertheless swept for half an hour until net too wet to do more. Many hymenoptera out — especially Aspilotae! Considering the conditions the catch was marvellous!! Plantation at ca. 1,050 ft., Ballinascorney House, Co. DU. [64 mtd. & these labelled 4.11.1948.] Labelled [B'scorney Co. DU. AWS. 15.7.45] Sawflies, Dolerus aeneus ♂︎♂︎ frequent (? 2nd brood) Pteronidea sp.? ♂︎ Lygneonematus? 4♀︎♀︎ = L. laricis 162. 15.7.25, cont. Ballinascorney, Co. DU., cont. Cryptinids 8: 4 mounted = Hemiteles cf gracilis ♀︎, ant. 19. Hemiteles cf. apertus ♂︎, ant. 20. Hemiteles? sp. ♂︎, ant. 20. Pezomachus ♂︎, very slender species, wingless, ant. 20. Phrudus monilicornis ♀︎, ant. 19: the 2nd specimen of this sp. I have seen! Picrostigeus recticauda ♀︎, ant. 29. Polyblastus westringi ♀︎ carrying young, ant. 29. Campoplegids 2♀︎♀︎: not mtd. Mesochorus sp. ♀︎, ant. 42. Plectiscus spp. 2♀︎♀︎: not mtd. Eusterinx oligomera? 1♂︎, 1♀︎, ant. both 18. : not mtd: not mtd. Apanteles fulvipes group: 5♂︎♂︎ very clear wings Meteorus ♂︎, very small, looks interesting, ant. 29. Eubadizon extensor 2♀︎♀︎ swept off an old birch tree in plantation. Pygostolus sticticus 2 large ♀︎♀︎: 1 mtd., ant. 33. Blacus longipennis √ 4♀︎♀︎, ant. all 17. Diospilus capito 2♀︎♀︎: 2 mtd., ant. both 23. D. oleraceus ♀︎, ant. 26. Pentapleura angustula 2♀︎♀︎. P. pumilia 1♀︎: not mtd.