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15/7/26. A fine warm day but not so hot as previous days & getting dull later: very windy.
11.30 AM. Pucks Bridge, 1/2 mile S. of Ennereilly, Co. Wicklow.
[[underlined]] Megachile maritima [[/underlined]] 3 [[2 female symbols]], others seen on sandy bluff about 100 yards N. of stream, where single [[female symbol]] taken on 4/7/26. It was probably this species which had been [[insertion]] [[checkmark]] [[/insertion]] responsible for the cutting of the Ash leaves (inland of the road) at this place, observed in August 1925! A.W.S.
[[underlined]] Colletes picistigma [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] others seen.

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15/7/26. 12 noon till 2pm.
Brittas Bay, Sand hills at S. end of bay, just N. of Mizen Head, Co. Wicklow. 
[[underlined]] Bombus lapidarius [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]] quite a number of this species, conspicuous by its absence most places this year.
[[underlined]] Coelinius [[/underlined]] (? [[underlined]] parrpennis [[/underlined]] Thom.) 1 [[female symbol]] AWS. 1934 [[checkmark]]
[[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Colletes picistigma [[/strikethrough]] [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] Ammophila lutaria [[/underlined]], seen, [[male symbol]].
[[underlined]] Pompilus plumbeus, Ceropales maculatus [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] Tachysphex [[/underlined]] very abundant.
[[underlined]] Crabro wesmaeli [[/underlined]], very abundant also. One [[male symbol]] [[insertion]] [[checkmark]] R.C.L.P. with semi striata propodeum taken on Hemlock at bridge where road crosses stream
[[underlined]] Lissonota [[/underlined]]
The dipteros [[underlined]] Anthrax [[/underlined]] also taken.

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[[underlined]] 49. [[/underlined]]

18/7/26. A dull warm day, with heavy misty & rain & thunder later!
The Murrough at Killoughter, Co. WI.
[[underlined]] Ammophila luteria [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]].
[[underlined]] Ceropales maculata [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]]
[[underlined]] Colletes picistigma [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 male symbols]] swept off bent grass.


Ichneumonidae.

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On way to Killoughter I called at Ballyhenry quarry & took a [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Megachile versicolor v. hiberniae  [[/underlined]] on flower of Carduus palustris  [[/underlined]]

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Wasps sent by George Barnett from Owenreagh Six towns, 1/8/26. near Draperstown [[strikethrough]] (? [[/strikethrough]] LD [[checkmark]] [[strikethrough]] or T H !) [[/strikethrough]] Co. Derry.

7 [[2 virgin female symbols]] [[underlined]] V. norvegica [[/underlined]]
5 [[2 virgin female symbols]] [[underlined]] V. vulgaris [[/underlined]]
3 [[2 virgin female symbols]] [[underlined]] V. sylvestris  [[/underlined]]
2 [[2 virgin female symbols]] [[underlined]] V. rufa [[/underlined]]
[[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] V. austriaca [[/underlined]] on 18/8/26.

[[circled]] 24 ( [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]])
64 [[2 virgin female symbols]]
48 ([[2 male symbols]], [[2 female symbols]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]])
6 [[2 virgin female symbols]] 
Sent on 18/8/26. [[/circled]]
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@Siobhanleachman - this page image is the same as on page 29 of the project with the folded inserts taken out.