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158,

11th July 1954. 

A fine day, but mainly dull with cool E. wind.  Did not go anywhere, but in forenoon collected in field near coast N. of the hotel (= 1) & in afternoon went to the plantation inland of the road to Rhiconich 2 miles S. of Durness in which I collected on 8th & collected there for an hour & also swept some insects on the roadside on the way to the plantation (= 2).  These all labelled Durness.  On the limestone craggy-knoll, between the plantation & Durness Dryas octopetala & Carex capillaris are two of the commonest plants & on that nearest the plantation I feel certain I saw non-flowering plants of Epipactus atrorubens.

Durness, N. Sutherland.  11 till 1.20 noon.

Taken at 1.  (Fields near cliffs, for 1/4 mile N. of Parkhill Hotel).
[24 mtd. from 1 & these labelled 28.9.1963.]

Ant.  Leptothorax caespitum, ♂︎:  Swept near edge of cliff.
Dicaeolotus rufoniger, Var.?:  ♀︎, ant. 24:  abd. mainly fuscous;  hind femora entirely red!
Cryptinids 15:  3 only mtd. = Phygadeuonids:  2 spp., ♂︎♂︎, ants. 25 & 27 = 
Exolytus? sp.  ♂︎, ant. 29.
Mesoleid 1 = Mesoleius sp.  ♂︎, ant 39.
Bassus annulatus
Stenomacrus 2 = St. curvicaudatus  ♂︎♂︎, but doubtful!  Ant. 25 & 26.
Campoplegids:  common sp. 10 & 2 others
= Meloboris sp.  ♂︎, small & slender, ant. 34.
Olesicampa?  cf. fulviventris, but speculum not matt;  ant. 36, ♂︎.
Porizonid  ♂︎, ant. 29 = 


159.

11.7.54, cont.  Durness cont.

Taken at 1, cont.

Sigalphus caudatus or floricola?  2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 24
Apanteles difficilis?  ♀︎.
Pentapleura pumilio 5 none mtd.
Phaenocarpa ruficeps ♂︎ not mtd. & conspurcator ♀︎ not mtd.
Aspilota 2 = A. cf. minutissima ♂︎, var. with dark legs?  Ant. 21.
Dacnusa areolaris group 11: none mtd.
Coelinius ♂︎: cf. n. sp. Sligo:  ant. 40.
Monoctonus caricis  ♀︎, not mtd.
Aphidius spp. 7:  1 mtd. = Aph. cf. pterocommae  ♀︎, ant. 18.
Praon (volucre large ? ♀︎) ant. 22;  or this ♀︎ could be a dark example of P. dorsale Hal. but?  So labelled! AWS. 1963.
Proctos 12: none mtd.
Chalcids 2 } none mtd.
Cynipids 5 } none mtd.
Dipteron } none mtd.
Sawflies.  Dolerus ♂︎
Pachynematus ♂︎
P. rumicis ♀︎


Taken at 2 (Plantation 2 m. S. of Durness & E. of road & roadside.  3.30-5 P.M.)
[26 mtd. & these labelled on 30.9.1963.]

Dolerus aeneus  ♀︎: not mtd.
Bethylus:  not mtd.
Aethecerus?? sp.  ♂︎, ant. 25.
Cryptinids 5: none mtd.
Alexeter fallax  ♂︎, ant. 45.
Syndipnus lateralis, ♂︎, ant. 36
Mesoleius cf. gallicus  ♂︎, ant. 34.
Cteniscids  2♂︎♂︎, ant. 28 & 29.
Bassus tricinctus  ♂︎: not mtd.
Promethes sulcator  ♀︎, not mtd.

Transcription Notes:
Dicaelotus rufoniger