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55. 4.4.53 cont. Perkins agrees it is this & says that it is the first specimen that he has seen from the British Isles. The second belongs to a species which has long puzzled me: [[strikethrough]] as I had only ♂︎♂︎ but [[/strikethrough]] the ♀︎ I sent him was taken at – He names it Dolichochorus longiceps Strobl. apparently described from a single ♀︎ (& ♂︎ unknown). It is placed by Schmied in the Mesochorini [[strikethrough]] but I cannot see its relationship with this except the ♂︎♂︎ have not got the anal appendages of that [[/strikethrough]] group. My series of ♂︎♂︎ are as follows:- [[strikethrough]] Borris, Co. CW. 10.6.1935 Athdown, Co. WI. 19.6.1938 Clara, Co. WI. 4.9.1938. These ♂︎♂︎ are all Acroblapticus dentifer! Kippure Ho., Athdown, WI. 2♂︎♂︎. 26.9.48. From the dates it will be seen that it must at least have two broods in the year! One of the ♂︎♂︎ taken on 26.9.48 posted to J.F. Perkins today for Brit. Mus. collection. [[/strikethrough]] 6th April '53 Easter Monday. After heavy sleety rain at night mainly dry in Dublin; dull in forenoon, clear & sunny in early afternoon & then heavy hail showers. In afternoon driven by George (home for week-end) to "Judy's Pinch" 56. in Slade of Saggart, where left car & walked (he, I & Daisy) up lane to Mt. Seskin & E. across grass & moor to corner of the new Forestry plantation on Knocknavea, alt. ca. 1,180 ft. where we had a splendid view of the big hills, deep in snow above 1,500 ft. I have seldom seen the hills so evenly & purely white - even in mid winter. On return walk during a hot sunburst saw a ♂︎ Dolerus flying over gorse just E. of the road at Mt. Seskin & caught it. It proved as expected to the D. aeneus. Ten minutes later a heavy hail shower passed over before we got back to car. In forenoon after sun had come out I saw a ♀︎ Vespa vulgaris flying in back garden - rather unexpectedly! after the last week's weather. Collected a few mosses at about 1150 ft. on hare grazing field above Mt. Seskin. These included: Mosses as named by Miss Thomson [[5 images]] [[captions]] 1. ? 2. Ceratodon purpureus 3. Weissia controversa 4. Catherinea undulata 5. Fissidens cf. decipiens [[/captions]] 7th April. A most perfect day, no wind, all sun. Saw Small White Butterfly in front garden at noon, a ♀︎ Vespa vulgaris & several Bumbles in back garden in afternoon.