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277. 17.10.45, cont. W. of Slieve Thoule, Co. DU. 950 ft. Taken at 3. [62 mounted from 3 & these labelled 10.2.1949!] Dicaelotus pumilio ♀︎ at oak: not mounted. Cryptinids 12: 3 mounted = Phygadeuon? sp.? ♀︎, ant. 19. Hemiteles? sp.? ♂︎ & ♀︎ (ant. 23 & 20) latter with clouded wings & ? same as that taken at R. Canal, KD., on (2)3.10.45. Stenomacrus ventralis 2♂︎♂︎, 8♀︎♀︎: not mtd. St. ridibundus? 1♂︎: ant. 24. Plectiscids 2♂︎♂︎ = Pantisarthrus sp. 2♂︎♂︎, ant. 20 & 21. Apanteles fulvipes group 1: not mtd. Meteorus filator ♀︎, ant. 21. Blacus ruficornis 1♂︎, 1♀︎, ant. 21 & 20, normally winged! B. ruficornis? 1♀︎, ant. 20, with shortened wings. B. diversicornis? ♂︎, ant. 21. I think this species, though hind femora scarcely darkened! Opius caesus ♂︎: a very late date; ant. 24. Pentapleura pumilio ♀︎, very small, ant. 19; legs reddish-pale! P. angustula 1♂︎, 1♀︎; ant. 23 & 18, both very small Phaenocarpa ruficeps 1 dark ♀︎: not mtd. Ph. picinervis 1♂︎: not mtd. Ph. conspurcator frequent: 9 in sucker (♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ none mtd.) Aphaereta tenuicornis Nixon ♂︎, ant. 23. 278. 17.10.45, cont. W. of Sl. Thoule, DU., cont. Taken at 3, cont. Aspilota spp. 25, including A. dentifemur 1♂︎ & 6♀︎♀︎; ant. 22 (♂︎), 18, 19, 19 & 16 & 20 & 20 (♀︎♀︎). A. rubripes 1♂︎ (ant. 17), 2♀︎♀︎ (ant. all 16), very nice series. A. cf. fuscescens? ♂︎, ant. 22. A. cf. minutissimus 1 large ♀︎, ant. 17. A. sp.? ♂︎, dark legs: could be ♂︎ of last, ant. 17 A. sp? 2♂︎♂︎ near last, ant. 20 & 21. A. fuscicornis ♀︎ (ant. 16) damaged; 2♂︎♂︎ (ant. 17 & 18). A. sp. near picticornis 3♂︎♂︎, ant. all 19: looks distinct sp! — also near tumida A. sp. small ♂︎, ant. 17; seg. 3-4 slender & black, neuration like tumida, which cf. A. (Synaldis) sp. 2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 22. Dacnusa longiradialis 17: many ♀︎♀︎, a few ♂︎♂︎: 1♂︎, 1♀︎ mtd., ant. 21 & 20. D. maculipes 2♂︎♂︎ & 3♀︎♀︎: 2♂︎♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎ mtd. ant. 22-23(♂︎♂︎), 21-22(♀︎♀︎). D. areolaris & laevipectus: very rare! 1♀︎ each mtd., ant. both 21. D. affinis: not mtd. D. confinis 1♂︎, ant. 24 D. pubescens ♀︎, ant. 25. D. aphanta very small ♀︎, ant. 23; also large ♂︎, ant. 27. D. gilvipes 2♂︎♂︎, ant. 27 & 28. D. adducta 1 teneral ♀︎, ant. 26. D. (Gyrocampa) cf. uliginosa ♀︎, ant. 23; head cubical, widened behind eyes! Monoctonus caricis 5♂︎♂︎. Aphidius spp. 6♂︎♂︎.