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81 23.5.53, cont. Johnstown, DU., cont. Aspilota cont. = A. (Synaldis) concolor, 2♀︎♀︎, ant. 14 & 15, 1♂︎, ant. 20, ? this species A. (S.) temporalis ♂︎, ant. 22. A. (S.) fortipes?? ♂︎, ant. 20. Dacnusa adducta ♂︎: not mtd. D. gilvipes ♀︎, ant. 29. D. postica 2 small ♀︎♀︎, ant. both 29. D. eros? 2 D. temula ♀︎, ant. 25. D. pubescens 6 (♂︎ & ♀︎). D. areolaris & D. maculipes (♂︎). Aphidius spp. 9: 4 mtd. = Aph. urticae or rosae? 1♂︎, ant. 21, 3♀︎♀︎, ant. 18, 19 & 20. Ephedrus lacertosus 2 } Proctos. 22. } Chalcids. 5. } Myrmarid 1 = } Cynipids 3. } Beetles 3 } } None mtd. 82. 24th May '53 Whit Sunday. Very warm and sunny. Did not go anywhere! Took a ♂︎ Clistopyga in back garden. 25th May '53. Whit Monday. An equally warm day, but wind W. instead of east & very dark & gloomy till about 10 AM. [Thunderstorm over the North, Scotland, extending later to N. of England & even Wales, with torrential rain, &c., but none in Dublin]. In afternoon drove to Landenstown, KD., & collected in the usual places, E. of Landenstown Ho. & lock as follows:- 1 = plantation & grazing field, S. of road 2 = S. margin of Grand Canal & parallel drain between canal & road, 1/4 mile E. of Landenstown lock & House. Hymenoptera for some reason very scarce! Landenstown, Co. KD. [20 mtd. & these labelled on 23.5.1965.] Taken at 1. Aphelopus? black ♂︎ = Phygadeuonids? 1♂︎ not mtd.; 1 minute ♀︎ with rotund abd.; ant. 17 = Promethes cognatus ♀︎, not mtd. Stenomacrus curvicaudalus ♂︎: not mtd. Stenomacrus ridibundus ♀︎: not mtd. Agrypon flaviolatum ♀︎, (at Sycamore?): ant. 34. Campoplehids 2♀︎♀︎ = Lathroplex infernalis, ant. both 26. Bracon crassungula Thomson, rather than immutator (N.) Th. on hind torsal characters! Large ♀︎ ant. 32. Apanteles cfc. pallipes ♀︎ & 2 others = A. tetricus & A. cf. spurius ♂︎. Microgaster tibialis ♂︎.