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91. 4th June 1954. Similar to 3rd & previous days. All sunny with strong E. breeze & in afternoon considerable "sea-mist" over the hills & some clouds about later in evening. Left home at 11 A.M. & drove via Hollywood up the King's River valley to last farm just W. of Ballingee Br. Then crossed river & went south on to the ridge which leads to Hill 1974 on 1" Ord. Map. above "Oakwood": then down to head of Glenreemore & back down this glen & round W. shoulder of the ridge & so back to car at about 6 P.M. Home 7.30 P.M. Collected some insects around Salix, Birch & Rowan by the King's River & swept here & there on the ridge up to ca. 1,800 ft. but all labelled "King's River, Co. WI." Kings River, WI. Green sawflies very numerous at birch & willow: none taken. Pachynematus ♀︎. Pontanias &c., very common at Salix but only 3 taken. Dryinids 1♂︎, 1♀︎ Ants. Myrmica ruginodis ☿ on mica-schist at ca. 1800 feet. Formica fusca seen on rocks to about 1,800 feet. Amblyteles [palliatorius 2♀︎♀︎ at Calluna, ca. 1750 feet, ant. 41 & 42. Cratichneumon nigritarius? ♂︎, ant. 32. at about 1600 feet. Cryptinids 7: only 1 mtd. = Hemiteles ♀︎, ant. 22, long terebra! 92. 4.6.1954, cont. Kings River WI., cont. Pimpla brevicornis? 1 minute ♂︎, with ant. only 19-segmented. Catoglyptus fortipes ♂︎; not mtd. Homocidus of dimidiatus? 3♂︎♂︎, ant. 22, 22, 23. Seems to fit this best but ? Stenomacrus ridibundus 2♂︎♂︎, ant. 23 & 24. Gen. et sp.? ♀︎, ant. 26; terebra [[image]]; same species ♂︎ taken at Dowry, WI., on (1) 1.6.54; both put in box where Catoglyptus is = Agrypon 2, not mtd. Porizonid ♂︎. not mtd. Campoplegids 2 (♂︎ & ♀︎): not mtd. Helictes ♂︎: not mtd. Microgaster sp.? ♂︎; tergite 1 a little longer than wide & narrow! Mesonotum far too smooth for normal globatus! AWS. 5/1/1966. Eubadizon ♂︎. Dacnusa maculipes 1♀︎: not mtd. Praon sp- 1: not mtd. Proctos. 4 } none mtd. Chalcids 9. } none mtd. Both imagines & larvae of callunae (Oak Eggar) seen! Aphodius at 1700 ft. Not mtd. Purple Click-beetle very common! 5th to 8th June. Mainly dull & often wet: wet & cold all day on 6th (Whit Sunday!). Some more Pine Sawflies from Hollywood, WI., emerged.