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14.) 27th Sept. 1949. A perfect day, cloudless & with very hot sun, till 5.30 PM., when a sea mist rolled in with gentle E. breeze. In the hills almost windless, but a very gentle zephyr from W. Drove in afternoon to Woodend on S. shore of new reservoir between Blessington & Ballyward bridge. in Upper Liffey valley, alt. ca. 620 ft. & collected by sweeping in same place as on 24th but this time confined the sweeping to small grove of trees (mostly elm, beech & sycamore) between road & reservoir, in which only seven insects swept on 24th; this area includes a sunk drain (quite dry now!) filled with watercress. 3.15 till 4.50 P.M. [44 mounted & these labelled 7.11.49.] Oiorhinus pallipalpis ♀︎, ant. 23: a very nice specimen! Cryptinids 12 of which 5 mtd., including 1♂︎ & 3♀︎♀︎ Pezomachus spp. ♂︎, ant. 22; ♀︎♀︎, 18, 19 & 21 = Pezomachus Plectocryptus? cf. arrogans? ♂︎, ant. 29; right hind tibia & tarsi entirely pallid & suffering from "clephtiasis" & quite unlike those on left leg. Pimpla 1 small black ♂︎, same as on 24th: not mtd. Promethes cognatus & pulchellus 1♂︎ each: not mtd. Orthocentrus 3 spp. = O. sp. ♂︎, ant. 25. O. sp. ♂︎, ant. 28. O. sp. ♂︎, ant. 28. Stenomacrus ventralis 2♀︎♀︎: not mtd. Dyspetes praerogator ♂︎, not mtd. Cymodusa leucocera ♀︎, ant. 27; & one ♂︎ twice as large as the ♀︎ & with 36-segmented antennae! 15.) 27.9.49, cont. Woodend, Blessington, WI., cont. Helictes? sp. ♀︎, ant. 19 Eusterinx cf. oligomera ♀︎, ant. 18. Colastes braconius ♀︎: not mtd. Apanteles cf. circumscriptus ♂︎: not mtd. Meteorus filator 2♀︎♀︎ & M. fragilis? 3♀︎♀︎, same as on 24th: none mtd. Blacus ruficornis 1♂︎, 1♀︎: not mtd. B. trivialis 1♀︎, ant. 17. B. humilis group, 3♂︎♂︎, ant. all 17. One with 2nd discoidal areolet 2/3 length of 1st = Two with 2nd discoical areolet 1/2 length of 1st = Diospilus oleraceus 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. Opius irregularis & cingulatus 1♂︎ on each. Phaenocarpa conspurcator 2 small, 1 larger, ♀︎♀︎. Ph. livida ♂︎. Alloea contracta 2♂︎♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎. Pentapleura pumilio ♂︎, pale legs. Adelura flaviventris ♂︎ Aspilota spp. 14, including A. dentifemur, 3♂︎♂︎ (ant. 22, 23 & 24), 2♀︎♀︎ (ant. 19 & 19) - for the rest see below Aspilota cynipidis 2♀︎♀︎, ant. 17 & 18. A. cf. fuscescens ♂︎ ant. 24. A. immitator? 1 nice ♀︎, ant. 15. A. fuscicornis 1 pale ♀︎, ant. 16. A. cf. surcularia? ♂︎, ant. 17. A. cf. tumida ♂︎, ant. 18, very dark neuration, &c. A. (Synaldis?) ♂︎, ant. 23. A. (Synaldis) 2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 22. Dacnusa pubescens (1) ♀︎ not mtd. D. laevipectus 4♀︎♀︎: not mtd. D. stramineipes ♂︎, ant. 27. D. aphanta ♂︎: not mtd. D. diremta 1 not notd. D. senilis ♀︎, ant. 30. Chaenusa conjungens 1 large ♂︎: not mtd. Praon sp. ♀︎, black antennae: same as on 24th; ant. 18. Proctos 20: 5 mtd. = Chalcids 5: 2 Mymarids mtd. = Cynipids 3: not mtd.
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