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Saturday 2nd August 1924. Very hot, with much sun but a few heavy showers; very windy!
Aft. 3 p.m. till 6 p.m. Glencullan, Co. Wicklow below Killegar Ho. & 1 miles above Enniskerry
[[underlined]] Leptothorax acevorum [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] on old log (as before) 
[[underlined]] Formica fusca [[/underlined]] winged [[2 male symbols]] in nest in log.
[[underlined]] Myrmica ruginodis [[/underlined]] winged [[2 male symbols]] seen in nest.
[[underlined]] Mellinus arvensis [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[female symbol]] seen.
[[underlined]] Crabro varius [[/underlined]] seen.
[[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[female symbols]] seen.
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] albipes [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] fresh.
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] leucopus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] & 1 [[female symbol]]. fresh
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[[underlined]] Andrena denticulata [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] on ragweed. 1 [[female symbol]] hovering over sandy flat [[insertion]] ^ field [[/insertion]] near river.
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] saundersella 2 [[2 male symbols]]

[[underlined]] Psithyrus distinctus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] seen
" [[ditto for: Psithyrus]] [[underlined]] rupestris [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]] seen.
" [[ditto for: Psithyrus]] [[underlined]] barbutellus [[/underlined]] seen.
[[underlined]] Vespa sylvestris [/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]]
" [[Ditto for: Vespa]] [[underlined]] norvegica [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] very dark.
Ichneumonidae: -

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[[underlined]] Sunday 3rd August 1924. [[/underlined]] Rain all day: On duty in museum.

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[[underlined]] Saturday 9th August 1924. [[/underlined]] 6 till 7 P.M. Banks above road (below old road) at Bohernabreena, Co. Du.
No [[aculeater?]] seen except Bombus; but several small Braconides swept. Aphids collected on  [[underlined]] Carduus arvensis [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] Centaurea nigra [[/underlined]] for parasites!

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Sunday 10th August 1924.  Morning. Dull & warm: Glasnevin Bot. Garden (with R. Le Praeger).
Several Ichneumon taken & one [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Crabro [[/underlined]] (almost certainly [[underlined]] [[cavifrous?]] [[/underlined]] seen near the Tolka [[underlined]] Chaenon anceps [[/underlined]], Curtis (fide S.T.L.)

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10/8/24. cont. In garden at Mayfield 9-30 till 10 AM. Sunny & warm. 
[[underlined]] Crabro leucortomus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] on current bushes with C. varius.
[[underlined]] Ichneumonidae [[/underlined]] 
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