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211. 12.8.45, cont. Ballinascorney Gap, DU. cont. 980 ft. Taken at 3, cont. Bracon fulvipes ♂︎: not mtd. B. cf. fraudator? ♀︎, ant. 27. B. cf. fraudator ♂︎, broken at 28th-seg. B. epitriptus group 2 small ♂︎♂︎; ant. 27 & 29. Sigalphus ♂︎: not mtd. Apanteles falcatus ♂︎: not mtd. A. black sp. ♂︎: not mtd. (probably infimus Hal.?) Opius irregularis 1♀︎: not mtd. O. caesus 5 (♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎): not mtd. O. irregularis? ♀︎, ant. 23; teneral specimen! Pentapleura pumilio 10 (♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎) variabl in size & colour of legs: 1 large ♂︎, ant. 25, pale legs, & 1 small ♂︎, ant. 23, dark legs mtd. Phaenocarpa ruficeps ♂︎: not mtd. Aspilota (Synaldis) fortipes m. ♀︎, ant. 19; a beautiful specimen. Dacnusa areolaris in myriads: ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎, very small form - none mtd. D. pubescens ♂︎ & ♀︎: not mtd. D. (G.) cf. siniffa, large ♀︎, ant. 28, reddish on basal half; terebra longish D. (G.) sp.? ♂︎, ant. 25; legs darkish, coxae blackish. D. (G.) affinis 6 (♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎): 1 small ♂︎ mtd.; ant. 23. D. (G.) uliginosa 9 (♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎): ♀︎ alone mtd., fine specimen, ant. 25, long terebra!! Chaenusa conjungens 14 (♂︎♂︎ &♀︎): none mtd. 212. 12.8.45, cont. Taken at 3, cont. Aphidius spp. 11: 2♀︎♀︎ only mtd. = A. chrysanthemi? ♀︎, ant. 14. A. sp.? a minute ♀︎, ant. 12, last seg. large! No cubital vein!! Proctos. 3: none mtd. Chalcids 15: 3 mtd. including 2 Mymarids = Cynipid 1: not mtd. 14th August 1945 (Tuesday) A very fine day after the hottest day of the month, but a sea mist obscured sun for the greater part of the afternoon & a rising SE. wind made the late afternoon cool. Went by 10.15 bus to Malahide & returned by 5.55 bus & spent interesting time on The Island & collected in four areas as follows:- Painted Lady Butterfly seen by George on flat south of dunes; also saw many Aglaia, Wall, Grayling, Common Blues & some White (? species).