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60.) 14.5.50, cont. Landenstown, KD, cont. Dacnusa (L.) discolor ♀︎, ant. 24. D. sp. (G.) D. pubesens ♂︎, not mtd. D. laevipectus ♂︎, not mtd. D. confinis ♂︎: not mtd. Gyrocampa cf. nigroscaposa? ♂︎: not mtd. G. [cf. uliginosa var. or n. sp. A.W.S. 14.5.50] = Chorebus barbatus sp.7. ant. 25. ♀︎. Type. AWS. 22.1.1960. tergite 2 aciculate; cheeks bearded; mesothorax alutaceous, matt, &c. cf. similar ♀︎ from Woodend, WI., (1) 5.6.1952 & also a ♂︎ from Woodend (1) 4.6.1951. Praon sp: not mtd. Monoctonus caricis ♂︎: not mtd. Aphidius spp. several: none mtd. Proctos 6, including Cryptoserphus laricis ♀︎: none mtd. Chalcids: none mtd. Beetles 4: 3 mtd. = Hemipteron 1 = 61.) DORSET TRIP MAY-JUNE 1950. 16-17th May 1950. Left Dublin on B. & I. boat at 8 P.M. for Liverpool. Had breakfast at Lime St. Hotel at 8 AM. on 17th: went by bus to see the Cathedral before catching 10.15 train for Crewe, where changed on to the Pines Express (Manchester-Bournemouth) which brought us via Birmingham, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bath, Blandford, to Poole at 5.4 P.M. Caught 6.8 P.M. train at Poole & arrived Dorchester at 7 P.M. After dinner Dr. S.D. Day & A.A. Lesney called & we talked till 10 P.M. 18th May 1950. Dr. Day called for us in car at 11 AM. & drove us to Coombs Wood, where we stayed collecting till nearly 5 P.M. A very nice mainly sunny day with wind first east & later north. Many insects out in this wood of oak, hazel, maple, birch, &c. Coombs Wood Put in killing bottle [46 insects] These from either 1 or 2! A.W.S. Andrena synadelpha 2♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎ fide Graham. A. minutula ♀︎. A. varians √ fide Graham 2♂︎♂︎. A. fucata 1♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎ (1 very fresh).