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Sunday 8th May. [[insertion]] ^ 1927 [[/insertion]] A very hot sunny day (4th in succession!) but with strong E. wind.
Royal Canal from Blanchardstown bridge to Lucan (North) Station, Co. Du.
Bombus lucorum , a few, [[underlined]] B. terrestris [[/underlined]], many, [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]], a few, [[underlined]] B. muscorum [[/underlined]], many, [[underlined]] B. hortorum [[/underlined]] 2 or 3, [[2 female symbols]]. No workers & no [[underlined]] lap. [[/underlined]] seen.
[[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] a few old [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]].
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] jacobi [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] in thousands, [[2 female symbols]], plenty, var. [[underlined]] scotica [[/underlined]].
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] nigroaenea [[/underlined]] a few [[2 female symbols]] 
" [[Ditto for: Andrena]] [[underlined]] wilkella [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] 
[[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] 
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] calceatus [[/underlined]]
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] albipes [[/underlined]]
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] nitidiusculus [[/underlined]]
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] [[underlined]] tumulorus [[/underlined]]
" [[Ditto for: Halictus]] leucopus

[[side note]] Fortnight too early for [[underlined]] hawthron [[/underlined]]! [[/side note]]

[[underlined]] Sphecodes divisus [[/underlined]] Clonsilla
" [[Ditto for: Sphecodes]] [[strikethrough]] [[subquastratus?]] [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] monilicornis [[/underlined]] 4 [[2 female symbols]] on N. bank of canal at Clonsilla station, W. of bridge!
" [[Ditto for: Sphecodes]] affinis. near Clonsilla station
[[underlined]] Nomada bifida [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]].
" [[Ditto for: Nomada]] [[underlined]] hillana [[/underlined]] seen.

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[[underlined]] Euura atra [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]  bred from stems of willow, with Cecid. sent by Miss Knowles from Ballycastle, Co. AN. May 1927. [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[/boxed]]

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R. Canal cont. 8.5.27.
[[underlined]] Nomada marshamella [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]], V. abundant.
" [[Ditto for: Nomada]] [[underlined]] goodeniana [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]].
Vespa vulgaris several [[2 female symbols]].
[ Salius fuscus ? 1 [[male symbol]] seen ?]

[[underlined]] Dolerus nigratus [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[female symbol]] near Lucan St. (N. bank of canal).
[[underlined]] Empria tridens [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]] RCLP [[male symbol]] near Blanchardstorm Br. 
[[underlined]] Monophadnus pallescens [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] ^ 1 [[female symbol]] [[checkmark]] RCLP swept off Solanum Dulcamara in ditch on road from station to Lucan.

Ichneumonidae.
[[underlined]] Pimpla brevicornis  [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]

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[[underlined]] Vespa germanica [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] taken at Trim, Co. ME. about 6th or 7th May!
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A.V. Montgomery
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[[underlined]] Dolerus aeneus [[/underlined]] (? rugulosus) [[checkmark]] RCLP.
10.5.27. Newcastle Co. DO. W. F. [[underlined]] Johnson [[/underlined]]

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12/5/27 afternoon. A dull day!
Foot of Glenasmole, opposite (& above) Mrs Doyle's, Co. DU.
[[underlined]] Dolerus oblongus [[/underlined]] ? [[male symbol]] [[checkmark]] RCLP. swept off rushes in field where [[underlined]] D. nitens [[/underlined]] taken before [[underlined]] Empria immersa [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] [[checkmark]] RCLP [[underlined]] New to Irish list [[/underlined]]! At foot of scrub! 
[[underlined]] Euura atra [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] [[checkmark]] RCLP.
Ichneumonidae