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31. 15-7-51, cont. Lawers, MP. cont. Taken at2. (Scrub near shore of loch, &c.) [45 mounted from 2 & these labelled 26.4.52.] Dryinids 2♂︎♂︎. Colpognathus divisus? ♂︎, ant. 28. Cryptinids 3 = Phygadeuon? small black ♂︎, ant. 19 = Atractodes sp. ♂︎, ant. 22. Exolytus sp. ♂︎, ant. 24. Stenomacrus cf. vafer? ♂︎, ant. 20 Promethes pulchellus ♀︎, ant. 23. Gen. et sp.? ♀︎, exserted terebra = Acroblapticus dentifer ♀︎, ant. 26. Mesochorus sp. ♀︎, mainly testaceous, ant. 39. Campoplegid ♀︎ = Angitia cf. vestigialis Ratz.? ant. 31. Thersilochid ♀︎, ant. 24 = Plectiscus sp. ♀︎, ant. 20. Bracon coriaceus m. ♀︎, ant. 31, abd. black (= ? longicollis Wesm.). Euphorus pallipes 1♂︎ (ant. 26); 2♀︎♀︎ (ant. 21 & 22). Perilitus sp. ♂︎, ant. 22. P. sp. ♂︎, ant. 26. Leiophron ater Hal. ♀︎, ant. 24, denticulate ventrally! Opius cf. communis m. (or stenops m.?) 1♂︎, 1♀︎, ant. 24 & 23. Aspilota (s.l.) spp. 8, including A. ruficornis ♂︎, ant. 26. A. dentifemur ♀︎, ant. 19. A. near cynipidis ♀︎, darkish ant. 22-seg. A. cf. sciurella 2 small ♀︎♀︎, ant. 20 & 21. A. nigrescens ♂︎, ant. 20. A. (Synaldis) concolor ♂︎, ant. 19. Orthostigma sp. ♀︎, ant. 21; wings rather dark. Dacnusa melanocera Th. ♂︎, ant. 27; but has no obvious keel on tergite 1. D. ovalis group, ♀︎, black ant. 30-segmented = D. ovalis group, ♀︎, ant. reddish at base, 34-seg., head widened behind = 32. Taken at 2, cont. Aphidius sp. ♂︎, ant. 19. Proctos. 8 = Chalcids 1 = 15.7.51, afternoon. Driven by Mr. Arnsby to SE. side of Loch Tay & collected for about 1 1/2 hours in sheltered spots on slope between road & loch about 1/2 mile W. of Acharn. Small hymenoptera very plentiful. [3 labelled 26.1.1952: 202 others mounted & these labelled 1 to 3.5.1953.] Critichneumon cf. rufifrons, small ♀︎, ant. 27. Dicaelotus sp. ♂︎, ant. 27. Phaeogenes? sp.? ♂︎, ant. 25. Cryptinids: 20 including an interesting brachypterous ♀︎ like atricapillus, ant. 18 = Ph. cf. gravehorsti, but wings seem too long! N.B. I have 6 or 7♀︎♀︎ of this species taken in Ireland in July: AWS. 3.5.52 -> Hemiteles spp. various 12♂︎♂︎, ant. 18 (2), 19 (2), 20 (3), 21 (4), 22 (1) = Pezomachus sp. ♂︎, ant. 24. Atractodes cf. tenebricosus 2♂︎♂︎, ant. 23. Exolytus? sp. ♂︎, ant. 23. Ex.? sp. ♂︎, ant. 27. Stylocryptus (Glyphicnemis) sp. ♂︎, ant. 25. Cryptid ♂︎, ant. 28 = Goniocryptus?