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333. 10th July, 1946. The fourth very hot, sunny day in succession, with E. wind in Dublin & W. breeze inland in afternoon. In afternoon drove to Kilbride (S. of Brittas) Co. WI. & spent an hour sweeping under trees (above road) on W. slope of Dowry, as often before: very many insects out & conditions practically at their optimum, but therefore sweeping lowest branches of oak, beech & birch produced nothing, presumably because all tree insects playing about their tops. Insects swept under trees & in swampy place E. of road, on W. slope of Dowry, WI. [32 mounted & these labelled 17.3.1969!] Anteon ♂︎: not mtd. Pachynematus vagus ♀︎. Centeterus ♂︎: not mtd. Cryptinids 7♂︎♂︎: not mtd. Glypta ceratites ♀︎ not mtd. G. monoceros ♂︎ & ♀︎ in swamp: not mtd. Perilissus filicornis? ♂︎, small: not mtd. Cteniscus sp. ♂︎, ant. 31. Gen. et sp.? ♂︎, yellow face = Allomacrus pimplarius ♂︎, ant. 22. Stenomacrus crassicornis sp. n. ♀︎, ant. 17. Type! AWS. 18.3.1949. Mesolius sp. ♂︎, ant. 32. Meloboris sp. ♂︎ in swamp: not mtd. Dioctes? 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. 334. 10.7.46, cont. Dowry Co. WI., cont. Aperileptus ♀︎ } none mtd. Plectiscus ♀︎ } none mtd. Apanteles circumscriptus? ♂︎ } none mtd. A. fulvipes? ♂︎ } none mtd. Sigalphus pallipes 5♂︎♂︎: not mtd. Euphorus pallidicornis 1: not mtd. Opius spp. 3 = O. irregularis, 1 very black ♂︎, ant. 25. O. levis ♀︎, ant. 23. O. cf. exilis ♂︎, ant. 24, recurrent interstitial. Alloea contracta ♀︎, short wings. Pentapleura pumilio ♀︎ & ♂︎, & P. angustula 1♂︎, 1♀︎: none mtd. Aphaereta tenuicornis ♀︎: not mtd. Phaenocarpa tabida ♀︎, ant. 20-seg. Orthostigma ♀︎. Aspilota spp. 20 (mostly ♂︎♂︎) - 15 mtd. as follows:- A. atra 2♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎, ant. 27, 28 & 22. A. crassifemur 1 small, 1 large ♂︎, ant. 23 & 27. A. cf. cynipidis 2♀︎♀︎, ant. 18 & 19, but hardly pale at base, & in one 2nd cubital cell very broad! A. sp.? ♂︎, rugose prop., ant. 24, very long, dimple, legs elongate, dusky testaceous &c. A. cf. sylvatica?? ♀︎, ant. 20. Could be ♀︎ of last ♂︎! A. sp.? ♀︎, ant. 17. Very small! ant. long, prop. rugose; dimple &c. A. sp.? v. small ♀︎, ant. 17, no dimple, prop. +/- smooth, ant. long, &c. A. picticornis m. ♂︎, ant. 17, nice specimen! A. (Synaldis) sp. 1 small ♀︎, ant. 16. Orthostigma cf pumila?? ♀︎, ant. 21; tergite 1 red, &c. Dacnusa areolaris group common ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎: 1♀︎ mtd. = D. laevipectus ant. 21. D. diremta 3♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎ & D. cyclops ♂︎: neither mtd. D. cf ovalis group, 2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 33. D. affinis ♂︎, ant. 25.