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261.) 6.6.51, cont. Manor Kilbride, WI., cont. Apanteles lateralis? ♂︎: not mtd. Microplitis mediana ♀︎, dark var.? (or M. tuberculipes?) Euphorus pallipes group 1♂︎, ant. 25. [E. fulvipes ♂︎ & ♀︎ taken by G. trying to copulate] Opius spp. 18 exx. including O. irregularis ♂︎: not mtd. O. funebris? 2♂︎♂︎, ant. 20 & 22. O. levis? or stenops? 14♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎: ant. ♂︎ 22 (2), 23 (2), 24 (7), 25 (2), 26 (1); ♀︎ (3.) or possibly a mixture of both species! A.W.S. 28.3.52. Phaenocarpa conspurcator ♀︎ with rather dark neuration: not mtd Aspilota spp. 26 exx. including A. alua S. & G. ♀︎, long terebra, ant. 20 a very nice typical specimen! [[None of the others mounted!] Dacnusa cf. fumipes m. ♀︎ - ant. 20., with almost black legs!; longiradialis (1 huge ♀︎ - this only mtd. has 23 seg. ant.) ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎; maculipes ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎; laevipectus & pubescens 1♂︎ {15 examples in all: only 2 mounted} D. aphanta 3: not mtd. D. eros 2♀︎♀︎, ant. both 35. D. [[strikethrough]] fuscitarsis [[/strikethrough]] miki = eros Nixon dark-legged var., ant. 41; sternauli curiously curved posteriorly! D. cf. avesta ♀︎, ant. 33. D. merella ♂︎, ant. 36. Ephedris lacertosus 1: not mtd. Praon sp. ♂︎: not mtd. Proctos 23: none mtd. Chalcids 18 } none mtd. Cynipid 1 } none mtd. Sawfly. Messa nana ♀︎ taken by Graham on birch just above upper road near swampy place. Dryinid 1 very large very black ♂︎ = Beetle 1 Dipteron 1. 262.) 7th June 1951. A perfect day: all sunny, E. wind. Spent forenoon mounting previous catch (Graham at T.C.D.) & afternoon & evening selecting specimens of Braconids for Graham to to take to Lund in Sept. & compare with Thomson's types. 8th. June Another perfect day. Mounted insects & fed snails in forenoon; in afternoon went to Museum with Graham to see some things in Haliday Coll. He left at 6.30 pm to catch mail Boat & return to Oxford. 9th. June. Misty morning & drizzle set in about 1.30 P.M.; turned to heavy rain at 3 P.M.; & drizzled again in evening. Rain very nice for garden & country, but this being Saturday very hard luck on all sportsmen after the fine week. A.M. Gwynn spent evening with us after returning from 2 years ([[strikethrough]] summers! [[/strikethrough]]) in Antarctic on Macquarie & Heard Islands with Australian expeditionary parties.
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