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199. 5th August 1945. A rotten day after a beautiful week! Glass down all 4th & falling, but morning fine, so set off at 9.30 on bikes for the hills against light S.W. breeze: ran into jam with wind S. at Crooksling, but pushed on through slight drizzle & no more rain, though everything wet. Reached Athdown on Upper Liffey, Co. WI., at 12.15. Had lunch on S. bank of river, accompanied by midges, but not a breath of wind & rain over Mullaghcleevaun. Draughts in valley now east now west now south & just after lunch a drizzle started - just as I tried sweeping. Took shelter under hazle bush & later crossed to N. bank & hunted on oaks & hazels for icks, but could not sweep. Drizzle off & on & then heavy rain with E. wind came down from hills, so left at 3.30 & rode out of rain & into sun as we approached Kilbride. Stopped where road runs below remains of wood on. W-slope of Dowry at 4 P.M. & after "tea" tried sweeping under trees where possible above & between roads till 5.30. Then rode home, where arrived at 7.0 P.M. against N. breeze, which died down as we approached Dublin. 200. 5.8.45, cont. Athdown, Co. WI. A few insects taken with sucker or swept on right & left banks of R. Liffey below the "footstick". 1.0 P.M. till 3.0 P.M. [9 mounted & these labelled 11.12.48!] Stilpnus gagates ♂︎. Exochus pictus 1 ant. 25. Picrostigeus recticauda ♀︎: not mtd. Agrypon 1 = ♀︎, ant. 40. Campoplegid ♂︎: not mtd. Colastes braconius ♂︎: not mtd. Apanteles falcatus ♀︎: not mtd. Blacus humilis group ♂︎ = B. filicornis? ♂︎, ant 19. Aspilota 3 = A. planifrons group? ♂︎, ant. 24 A. sp.? ♂︎, ant. 21, propodeum +/- rugose A. (Synaldis) parvicornis ♂︎, small, ant. 18. Dacnusa areolaris & laevipectus 1 or 2 of each. D. (Gyrocampa) affinis 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. D. (G.) uliginosa ♂︎, ant. 24. Proctos. 3: none mtd. Chalcid 1: not mtd. Diptera. 2. - boreale & bifasciatus