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26. 13th June 1948. A very fine, hot, day, after a dewy night. No wind in forenoon, but increasing easterly breeze in afternoon; mainly sunny till 4:30 P.M. Drove to Newcastle station in The Murrough], Co. WI., arriving about 11.20 AM & leaving at 5.30 P.M. Collected by sweeping in three areas:- 1 = Along the coast between railway & sea for 1/2 mile S. of Newcastle station. 2 = In marsh, W. of railway 1/4 mile S. of road to station 3 = Edge of reed bed & marsh 1/2 mile S. of station & W. of ry. Spent some time in forenoon in marsh looking at the orchids O. incarnata (= latifolia!), O. traunsteineroides Pugsley & I think hybrids - with Keith Lamb & Marcus Graham, who were with us, & K.L. collected specimens of both species & hybrids (?) for me to send to Kew for Desmond Meikle & Mr. Summerhayes. Insects taken at 1 (or seen there). [25 mounted from 1] Sphex lutaria ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ frequent 1/2 mile S. of station Osmia aurulenta ♀︎ at same place. Pompilus cf. gibbus seen; ♀︎ taken by Graham. Sphecodes ♀︎ taken by Graham. 27. 13.6.48, cont. The Murrough, WI., cont. Taken at 1, cont. Dryinid ♂︎♂︎, 3, very small: 1 only mounted = Ichneumon sarcitorius ♂︎: not mtd. Cryptinids 9 including Pezomachus cf. instabilis large ♀︎, ant. 21. Leptocryptus sp. ♀︎ ant. 27. Pezomachus? so. 2♂︎♂︎, 1 mtd. ant. 24 Cryptus ♂︎, black legs, ant. 28. Hemiteles apertus ♂︎, ant. 20. Pimpla turionellae group 1 very small ♂︎; ant. 29. P. brevicornis 1 very small ♂︎: not mtd Homocidus nigritarsus 1♀︎: not mtd. Cteniscus ♂︎, ant. 28 = Exochus small sp. 1, black legs, ant. 31: cf. funebris? Campoplegids 9, including Canidia ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎, 5; 1♂︎ only mtd., ant. 20. Thersilochid ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ common = 1♂︎, 1♀︎ = ♀︎ Phradis minutus! mtd, ant. 22 (♂︎) & 13 (♀︎). Bracon anthracinus 9 (♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎) not mtd. B. communis ♀︎ not mtd B. osculator ♀︎ ant. 26 & V. degenerator 1 small ♀︎, ant. 22. Apanteles tetricus? ♀︎ not mtd. A. circumscriptus? 2: not mtd. Microdus cf. tumidulus? ♂︎, ant. 30; but wings clear, not fuscous!! Perilitus aethiops 1♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎, all black; ♀︎ has all black head! Opius irregularis ♀︎ ant. bitten off! Alysia manducator ♂︎♂︎ frequent: none mtd.