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203.

7th August 1945 (Tuesday!)

A fine day, with strong cool W-NW breeze & considerable rain, after a showery day & cold night.

In afternoon rode to Lucan & collected for a couple of hours in demesne, but very disappointing & little out. Swept in two places only:-
1 = by river & path just below where main avenue joins river path.
2 = 1/2 mile above weir, where barrier is, along path by river

Lucan demesne, Co. DU.

Taken at 1. 
[17 mounted from 1 & these labelled 16.12.48!]

Dicaelotus? ♂︎: not mtd.
Cryptinids 2 ♂︎♂︎, including Hemiteles v. small sp. ♂︎: neither mtd.
Promethes pulchellus  ♀︎: not mtd.
Mesoleius sp. 1:  not mtd.
"Tryphon" elongator  ♂︎: not mtd.
Stenomacrus ventralis  ♂︎: a sign of autumn! Not mtd.
Campoplegids 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd.


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7.8. 45, cont.  Lucan, DU., cont.
Taken at 1, cont.

Opius irregularis  1♀︎: not mtd.
O. pallipes?  ♂︎; ant. 26.
Pentapleura pumilio 4 (1♂︎, 3♀︎♀︎): none mtd.
P. angustula  ♀︎: not mtd.
Aspilota spp. 5 = 
A. sciurella? small ♀︎, ant. 21 (cf. also with planifrons group)
A. cf tenella m.?  ♂︎, ant 21. 
A. sp. near umbricornis, ant. only 18
A. sp. near clivosa, legs red, stout; ant. 22, long.
A. (Synaldis) sp.  ♂︎, ant. 21, semifuscous legs.
Dacnusa areolaris group 11: none mtd.
D. telaris  1♂︎, ant. 30. 
D. bellina  1♀︎, ant. 26
D. aphanta 1: not mtd. 
D. cf credne Nixon  1♀︎, ant. 25.
D. evadne  ♂︎, ant. 29. 
D. cf. armida Nixon  1♀︎, ant. 28.
D. (Gyrocampa) robusta miki  ♀︎, ant. 24 (? var. cf. uliginosa with cubical head!
Praon volucre  ♀︎: not mtd.
Aphidius spp. common: mostly avenae, mounted only three =
A. cf. articae?  1♀︎, ant. 18; dark antennae!
A. cf. matricariae?  ♀︎, ant. 14.
A.? n. sp. & ? ♂︎ or ♀︎ (abd. damaged!), ant. short & stout, 13-seg.  Very nice!
Proctos 8: none mtd.
Chalcid 6 & 1 Mymarid: last, only, mtd. =
Cynipid 1: not mtd.
Beetle 1 (Staph.) mtd. =