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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. [[boxed]] [[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]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 91. 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]] [[line]] [[underlined]] Vespa germanica [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] taken at Trim, Co. ME. about 6th or 7th May! [[line]] A.V. Montgomery [[line]] [[underlined]] Dolerus aeneus [[/underlined]] (? rugulosus) [[checkmark]] RCLP. 10.5.27. Newcastle Co. DO. W. F. [[underlined]] Johnson [[/underlined]] [[line across page]] 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