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9.9.53, cont.  Landenstown, Co, KD.

Taken at 2.  Very few insects about owing to chilly wind.

Hemiteles sp.  ♂︎, ant. 20.
Meteorus micropterus, small ♂︎, ant. 26.
Perilitus secalis Hal.  ♀︎;  ant. 24, nearer true secalis, rather than my crassifemur I think;  which I now regard as forms of same species.  AWS. 1965.
Aspilota 2 = A. fuscescens?, v. small ♀︎, ant. 16.
A. (Synaldis) gracilicornis m.?  ♂︎, ant. 21.
Dacnusa areolaris & laevipectus  1♂︎ of each:  neither mtd.
D. (Gyrocampa) nigriscaposa, 2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 26.
Chaenusa sp.?  ♂︎, ant. 24:  this ♂︎ might below to n.sp. Glenasmole, Du., (1) 18.8.43!
Aphidius sp.  ♂︎, very black legs, ant. 21 - sp.?
Proctos 2 = Diapria species No.12  ♂︎ & ♀︎.
Cynipid  1.


11th Sept. 1953.

Delivered draft of obituary of Robert Llloyd Praeger to A. Farrington at R.I. Acad. for his consideration at 10.30 A.M.  Left home in car at 11.50 & drove via Bray to Greystones Harbour (Daisy & I) where left car & walked along shore nearly to Bray Head.  

Had lunch on old railway at 1.0 P.M. & after lunch collected by sweeping along old railway from 2.0 till 2.45;  then back to car & called on Una Palmer in Church Rd.  Left Mrs. Palmer's at 4.10 & home at 4.50, via Glen of the Downs & Enniskerry.


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11.9.53, cont.

Mild;  W. wind, sunny in forenoon, cloudy from 1 till 5 P.M.  Insects swept along old railway.

S. of Bray Head, Co. WI.  2.0-2.45 P.M.

Hemiteles apertus, ♂︎, ant. 19:  very small example.
Phygadeuon?  1♂︎: not mtd.
Stenomacrus carbonariae Roman, ♀︎, ant 21.
St. cf. affinis, s.l.  ♂︎, ant. 22.
Porizonid ♀︎ = Aneuclis melanarius Holmgr.?  ♀︎, ant. 17.
Bracon osculator, var., ♀︎, ant. 26.
B. obscurator, ♀︎, ant. 19.
Sigalphus caudatus  4♀︎♀︎, dark tibiae! none mtd.
S. obscurellus?  ♀︎, ant. 21
Perilitus viduatus?  ♂︎, ant. 19.
Meteorus cinctellus  ♀︎ ant. 27.
Blacus humilis group  2♀︎♀︎.
Opius cf. exilis  ♀︎, ant. 26.
O. cf. politus??  2♀︎♀︎, ant. 21 & 26!
Pentapleura angustula  ♀︎: not mtd.
[Orthostigma sp.  ♀︎ not seen when labelling in Nov. 1965.  AWS.]
Aspilota dentifemur, a minute ♂︎, ant. 21.
A. fuscicornis  small ♀︎, ant. 15.
A. semirufa, ♂︎, ant. 17.
Synaldis sp.  3 minute ♂︎♂︎, of which the only one mtd. is A. levis miki, ♂︎, ant. 20.
Dacnusa areolaris  1♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎:  the ♂︎ & one ♀︎ very small!
Praon volucre?  dark antennae, 1♀︎.
Trioxys pallidus  ♀︎, ant. 11.
Aphidius spp.  4♂︎♂︎:  only two mounted = A. renominatus?  ♂︎, small, ant. only 16.
A. sp.?  minute ♂︎, ant. 15
Proctos  9: none mtd.
Chalcids  9: 2 mtd. = 
Cynipids  3: none mtd.  Pteromalus?  beautiful ♀︎ & wingless "jumper".
Dipteron  1 = 
Hemiptera  2 = 
Caddis Fly  1 = 
Curious small spider frequently swept, one mounted =