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161.) [[underline]] Sunday 3rd May 1925 [[/underline]] A very cold dull day with dripping rain at times from S.E. Spent afternoon in upper Liffey Valley at Kilbride, Cloghleagh, Blessington &c. Very likely ground along deserted course of R. Liffy near (below) Kilbride Church & also near Blessington. [[underlined]] Salix aurita [[/underlined]] in full bloom but no bees, caught one [[male symbol]] [[underline]] B. jonellus [[/underline]] seen at it. [[line across page]] Took one small Braconid in house & OMahony brought me 2 [[female symbol]] , one from St Anne's & 1 from Kilbarrack (under chip & stones respectively). [[line across page]] [[underlined]] Halictus freygesseri [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]]. " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] nigroaenea [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] jacobi [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] rosae [[/underlined]] v. [[underlined]] eximia [[/underlined]] [[male symbols]] & 5 [[2 female symbols]] very brightly coloured. " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] praecox [[/underlined]] 5 [[2 female symbols]] [[checkmark]] R.C.L.P. 2 sp. Ichneumon. Also [[underlined]] Bombus agromum [[/underlined]] [[virgin female symbol]] [[side note applying to above]] Taken by R.A.P. (mostly on one bush of [[underlined]] Salix aurita [[/underlined]] at Tinnahinch, Co. Carlow, on 4th May 1925. [[checkmark]] [[/side note]] [[end page]] [[start page]] (162. On 8th May 1925 there emerged 2 [[2 female symbols]] of [[underlined]] Cryptus albatoruis [[/underlined]] Tschek from cocoons given me in autumn of 1924 by A.M. Gwynne, taken by him at foot of tree near St. Columbis College, Co. Dublin. From number of pupae of [[underlined]] Agrotis exclamationis [[/underlined]] taken in same place, he believed the [[underlined]] Cryptus [[/underlined]] had been parasite's on [[underlined]] agrotis [[/underlined]]. [[line across page]] [[underlined]] Halictus calceatus [[/underlined]] 1. & 3. " [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] albipes [[/underlined]] 1. & 3. " [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] freygessneri [[/underlined]] 1. [[underlined]] Andrena minutula [[/underlined]] 1st brood. 1 & 3. " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] albicans [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]]. 1 & 3. " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] nigroaenea [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbol]] & [[2 female symbols]] 1 & 2 " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] jacobi [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]]. 1. [[checkmark]] [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]]. only a few seen! [[underlined]] [[Altraitodes tenchsicori?]] [[/underlined]] frequent on Dandelion! 1, 2 & 3. [[side note applying to above]] District n. of Baltinglass Co. Wicklow. 10/5/25. 1. Gravil pit at Tuck[[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]]mill. 2. morainei slope at 1 mile E. of Temolin (Ballycore Rath). 3. Railway cutting & willow (S. aurita) [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] S. of Golden Fort House. A.W.S. All labelled [[underlined]] "Tucksmill" [[/underlined]] 10th May 1925. A showery day, with short hot sun bursts! [[/side note]] [[line across page]] [[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] 6 [[2 male symbols]] " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] jacobi [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 male symbols]] 1 [[female symbol]] " [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] nigroaenea [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Halictus villorulus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]]. " [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] punctatissimus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Bombus muscorum [[/underlined]] [[virgin female symbol]] [[side note applying to above]] Taken by R. A. Phillips at "Waterford" on 9th May 1925. [[/side note]] [[line across page]] [strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Andrena subopaea [[/underlined]] R.C.L.P. [[/strikethrough]] [[side note applying to above]] [[strikethrough]] Taken by R. A. P. at Mountmellick, Q Co. on 11th May 1925. [[underlined]] See 1926 [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]]
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Checked most species names. Anything I'm unsure of is in [[?]] -@siobhanleachman