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165.)

19th July 1950. 

Very warm & close, SW. wind, with shower in forenoon.  In afternoon drove to Manor Kilbride (on road to Athdown), Co. WI., & collected by sweeping in triangle between upper & lower roads (as often before & usually labelled "Dowry", as my usual collecting ground was above the upper road on W. slope of Dowry Hill!).  Daisy & George walked to top of Dowry & back while I swept. 3.30-4.45 P.M.

Swept under trees - mainly beech - near Manor Kilbride, Co. WI. 
[33 mtd & these labelled on 12.1.1961.] 

Anteon sp.  ♀︎, pallid legs!
Epitomus cf. pygmaeus 5: not mtd.

Cryptinids 21: 10 mtd. = 
Microcryptus? (possibly ♂︎ of nigrocinctus, ant. 27).
Exolytus sp.  ♂︎, ant. 27.
Phygadeuon? sp.  ♂︎, ant. 21.
Ph.?? sp.  2 small ♂︎♂︎, ant. both 21.
Hemiteles? sp.  small ♀︎, ant. 22.
Hemiteles? sp.  ♂︎, ant. 26.
Pezomachus sp.  ♂︎, ant. 22.
Pez. sp.  ♂︎, ant. 22, red abd.
Cryptus sp.  ♀︎, ant. 35:  agrees with ♀︎♀︎ in coll. named infumatus Th. or "titubator"

Pimpla cf. flavicoxis  2 small ♂︎♂︎: not mtd.
Promethes lativentris  ♂︎: not mtd.
Cteniscids 4:  3♂︎♂︎ (ant. 27, 28, 28);  1♀︎ (ant. 29) = 
Campoplegids 3: none mtd.
Plectiscus sp.  ♂︎: not mtd.
Plectiscus? sp.  ♀︎, ant. 22.


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19.7.50, cont.  Manor Kilbride, WI., cont.

Colastes braconius  ♀︎.
Apanteles falcatus  ♀︎.
Blacus paganus  ♂︎, large, 20-seg. ant.
Pygostouls sticticus  ♀︎, ant. 32 - mtd. o its back!
Centistes lucidator  ♂︎
Eurytenes abnormis  ♀︎:  my 3rd Irish station for this species, the other two being Athdown, WI., 4 miles S. of this, & Trawalua, Co. SL.
Opius cingulatus = xanthogaster miki  ♀︎.
Adelura flaviventris  ♂︎: not mtd.
Aspilota denticulata S. & G.  ♀︎;  ant. 28:  very nice!
Phaenocarpa livida  ♀︎, ant. 28.
A. spp. 3 = A. lyra?  ♀︎, ant. 19.
A. sp.?  ♂︎, ant. 23.
A. cf. surcularia  ♂︎, ant. 18.
Dacnusa pubescens, areolaris, maculipes & group 5 exx: none mtd.
D. gilvipes  2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 27.
D. sp. (? ovalis group)  ♀︎, ant. 29.
Coelinius sp. Sligo?  ♀︎, ant. 26+.
Monoctonus caricis  ♂︎
Aphidius avenae, &c. 8.
Proctos 15 - a species of Scelio frequent.
Chalcids  2
Cynipid  1
Hemerobius  1
Diptera  2.
Beetle  1.

Pentant cocoon of Meteorus swept but probably killed by ether; never hatched, but perfect imago seen inside cocoon!  AWS. 27.5.1951 when labelled!