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301. Taken at 1. 1.10.47, cont. Grand Canal, W. of Killeen, DU., cont. [35 mtd. from 1 & these labelled & put away during Oct. 1947.] Cryptinids: about 20: none mtd.: mostly small Hemiteles near H. gracilis: none mtd. Pimpla "small robusta or?" 1♀︎: not mtd. Mesoleid: large ♂︎, ant. 50 = Lagarotis semicaligatus? Bassus "tricinctus" ♀︎: not mtd. Promethes sulcator & cognatus ♂︎♂︎ - none mtd. P. dorsalis 1♀︎: not mtd. Zootrephus suspiciosus? 1 not mtd. Homocidus pallipes 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. H. biguttatus? 1♂︎, 1♀︎, ant. 23 & 24 respectively. Stenomacrus 4♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎ = S. vafer? 1♂︎, 1♀︎, ant. both 21. S. cf. sylvaticus, ant. 24, cf. palustris, ant. 24, 2♂︎♂︎, small, ant. both 24. S. curvicaudatus ♂︎, larger, ant. 25. Mesochorus sp. pale ♂︎, ant. 30. Campoplegid ♂︎: not mtd. Apanteles fulvipes group ♂︎ & ♀︎. A. cf. lateralis ♂︎ A. cf. glomeratus ♂︎. Meteorus scutellator ♂︎, ant. 33, cf. ♀︎ from 3, p.305. 302. 1.10.47, cont. Grand Canal, W. of Killeen, DU., cont. Taken at 1, cont. Blacus ruficornis ♂︎♂︎ in dozens in Salix especially & several parties seen dancing in the sunbeams; only 1♀︎ swept. B. petiolatus 1♀︎ - humilis group & 1♂︎, sp. n.; almost smooth petiole! A.W.S. 16.10.47. Centistes lucidator ♂︎. Biosteres microps sp. n. 1♂︎, ant. 37, very small eyes & short 2nd cubital areolet, &c. Type! A.W.S. 17.10.1947. Opius irregularis 1♂︎, 4♀︎: not mtd. O. aemulus Hal. 1♀︎, ant. 26, sternauli smooth. Phaenocarpa conspurcator 2 small ♀︎♀︎: not mtd. Aspilota sp. ♂︎: not mtd. A. (Synaldis) distracta ♀︎, ant. 18, huge mandibles! A. (Synaldis) sp. pale legs 1♂︎ ant. 23. A. (S.) black legs 1♂︎: not mtd. Dacnusa areolaris & laevipectus (?) ♀︎♀︎ frequent, some ♂︎♂︎ D. pubescens several ♂︎♂︎ & 2♀︎♀︎ - 1 small ♂︎ mtd., ant. 23. D. gilvipes 1♂︎, 1♀︎. D. ebenina miki (= acco Nixon √) 3♂︎♂︎, ant. 25, 27 & 27, black legs. See Nixon in letter 3.11.1947! D. macrospila Hal. 1 small ♂︎, ant. 24; also a minute ♀︎ [[strikethrough]] possibly this species [[/strikethrough]], ant. 22 & trace of sternauli as in temula, but both ant. at base & abdomen +/- pallid. - ? D temula! A.W.S. 17.10.47. D. confinis Ruthe 2♀︎♀︎, ant. both 22. D. maculipes 1♀︎, ant. 21. D. aperta? 1♂︎ (ant. 26) & 2 small ♀︎♀︎ (ant. both 23). D. sp. ♀︎, ant. 29. D. affinis 1♀︎, ant. 22 Gyrocampa uliginosa 1♀︎, ant. 24. Monoctonus nervosa? a very nice small ♀︎, ant. 16.