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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


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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.