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177. 24th-30th July 1953. Many bumble bees seen in back garden during sunny intervals including ☿☿ & very fresh ♂︎♂︎ of Bombus pratorum. 30th July, 1953. Len Williams, from Tilehurst, Berks arrived by mail boat from Holyhead at 7.30 AM. In afternoon went to Glenasmole, Co. DU, & swept a little in various places but mainly on the flat between the road & R. Dodder in first quarter mile inside gate; & a few alongside the lower reservoir & path. Glenasmole, Co. DU. Epitomus pygmaeus ♂︎. Phygadeuom? ♂︎ Exolytus 1 Glypta longicauda ♂︎, ant. 38. Homocidus obscuripes 1 Promethes pulchellus ♂︎. Bracon cf. atrator Nees = longicauda Thoms.? 2♀︎♀︎, ant. 18 & 19. Apanteles spurius √ ♀︎ Bioteres carbinarius ♀︎. Aspilota dentifemur ♂︎, ant. 22. A. rubripes ♀︎, ant. 18. A. prona, small ♂︎, ant. 22. Coelinius similis m. Ant. 31. 2♀︎♀︎. Aphidius sp. 2 Proctos. 8 = Loxotropa minute brachypterous ♀︎! Chalcids 2. Cynipid 1. 178. 31st July 1953 A warm day of cloud & hot sun & no rain. In afternoon drove, with Len William, via Phoenix Park & Lucan to Louisa Bridge & Deey Lock on Royal Canal, Co. Kildare. Swept Mr. Mitchell's plantation along canal, as usual, & a very few Hymenoptera taken along tow path between lock & plantation. Royal Canal, W. of Louisa Bridge, Co. KD. [10 labelled on 2/3/1765 several damaged by some insect ? a Psocid] Bombus lucorum, (♂︎ & ☿), agrorum, muscorum, lapidarius, sylrarum (♂︎ & ☿) frequent. Psithyrus rupestris ♂︎♂︎ Crabro clavipes ♂︎. Dicaelotus pumilus Cryptinids 13, including Pezomachus (3♂︎♂︎, 3♀︎♀︎) Microcryptus hopei ♀︎, ant. 25: abd. partly eaten by Psocid (?)! Bassus "tricinctus" ♂︎ Homocidus nigritarsis? ♂︎. Mesochorus sp. ♂︎. Canidis sp. 1 Sigalphus ♂︎. Apanteles praetor √ ♀︎ Blacus tripudians & "varicornis" 1♂︎ of each. Opius comats 2 Pentapleura pumilio ♀︎. Aphaereta major, ♂︎, ant. 26: major has entirely rugose propodeum! A.W.S., tenuicornis Nixon may be as large, but prop. smooth at base! Aspilota 7: 6 only mtd. = A. albescipes 2♂︎♂︎, ant. 24 & 25: the former damaged by Psocid! A. prona 2♀︎♀︎, ant. both 20. A. dentifemur ♀︎, ant. 20. Dacnusa laevipectus, confinis, &c. 8 Proctos abundant: 25 in sucker. Chalcids 5: only one mtd. which I think is new to Irish List =