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265. 3.10.45, cont. Royal Canal, KD., cont. Butterflies during day. Common Blue 1♀︎ at 3 but along canal. Green-veined White at 1. Small Tortoiseshell. Common, some at ivy blossom. Red Admiral - at least 2, one at ivy : also one corpse seen on road near Lucan. Peacock: only one definitely seen near 1. Speckled Wood 2 or 3 at 1 Beetles: some given to E. O'Mahony. 5th October 1945. Barometer recovered after slight fall on 3rd-4th, which latter was mainly dull & just fine & no more. This day brilliant, with gentle E. breeze & very hot sun after a dewy night: therefore in afternoon took net & suckers to Museum & spent an hour sweeping Merrion Square as in June & August. 1 = SE. corner of square. 2 = SW. corner. Mostly taken along edges of south path, but area swept extended to centre of E. side & open ground around "A.R.P." shelters & as far as centre of square. 266. 5.10.45, cont. Merrion Square, Dublin. Taken at 1. 2.45 till 3.30 P.M. [46 mounted from 1 & these labelled 1.2.49!] Nematomicrus tenellus √ ♀︎ ant. 24. Cryptinids 3 = Hemiteles gracilis group ♀︎, ant. 20 Atractodes sp. ♂︎ red banded abdomen, ant. 22 Phygadeuonid ♂︎, ant. 24 = Lissonota sulphurifera 3♂︎♂︎, black hind, yellow front, coxae. 1 mtd. has ant. 41. Glypta bifovoolata ♀︎, red hind tibiae; ant. 36. Campoplegid ♀︎ = Nepiera concinna? ant. 24 Rogas nigricornis 1 small ♂︎, ant. only 43. Sigalphus ♂︎ = caudatus or floricola ??, ant. 20. Perilitus cf. sacalis? 1♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎, very small, ant. 23(?) ♂︎, 20 & 21 ♀︎♀︎. Blacus ruficornis 1♀︎, ant. bitten off! B. diversipes 2♀︎♀︎, ant. both 20. B. humilis group 1♀︎, very minute, ant. 17, evenly curved radius, &c. Opius aemulus 3♀︎♀︎, ant. 24, 26 & 26; var. with sternauli greatly reduced in size & nearly smooth. Alloea contracta 1♀︎, ant. 20 Aspilota 3 = A. rubripes 1 small ♀︎, ant. 15. A. cf. parvicornis ♂︎, ant. 19, with right wing "Synaldis" & left wing faintly "Aspilota" A. (Synaldis) sp. very small ♀︎, ant. 16.
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Unable to verify Perilitus sacalis