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171.) 20.7.50, cont. Portrane, Co. DU., cont. Dacnusa pubescens & areolaris 1♂︎ each: not mtd. D. misella 4: 2♂︎♂︎ (ant. 21 & 24); 2♀︎♀︎ (ant. 20 & 22). Coelinius viduus ♂︎: not mtd. Ephedrus lacertosus [[strikethrough]] very large [[/strikethrough]] ♀︎; ant. 11. Aphidius crepidis 3♀︎♀︎, testaceous, ant. all 13. Aphidius spp. (avenae, &c.) 10: 1 only mtd. = Procto. 1 Galesus sp. } none mtd. Chalcids 9 } none mtd. Cynipids 2 } none mtd. Hemerobius = Micromus paganus? fide Graham! Sawfly: Selandria stramineipes ♂︎ (= padi L.) Weevil = 21st July 1950. A fine day spoiled by heavy showers & very strong SE. wind along coast. Left home in car (George, Daisy and I) at 10.40 and drove to Greystones where picked up John & Ana Palmer & then on to Buckroney dunes S. of Mizen Head, Co. WI. Ran into & through several showers on way & arrived 172.) 21.7.50, cont. Buckroney, WI., cont. at Buckroney just as wind came in from SE. & formed a jam with torrential rain for 20 minutes. Later cleared & fine hot sun, but wind so strong that collecting almost useless & around the lagoon, where I particularly wanted to collect, only 2 Dacnusids & a few Ichs taken in half an hour's sweeping. Wind went back to SW. at 4 PM. when a slight jam formed & some drizzle ended collecting. Left Buckroney about 4.45, dropped the Palmers at Greystones & home at 6.30. Collected by sweeping around lagoon & from mouth of outlet to Mizen Head. Saw Scutellaria galericulata in flower (on edge) at NW. corner of lagoon & "an acre" of Scilla verna in seed on sward above rocks at S. side of Mizen Head. [19 labelled 1.9.50! 10 labelled 2.9.50! 4 labelled 29.10.51; most put away 3/1954.] Buckroney dunes, Co. WI. Colletes picistigma worn ♂︎♂︎, 1 very fresh ♀︎ on spurge Crabro wesmaeli frequent. Ceropales maculatus swept. Psammochares gibbus ♀︎ Psithyrus distinctus ♂︎ seen