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142.)

14th Aug. 1927. Very humid & rain nearly all day. One hour's interval with some sun!
Canal Bank, N. of Sallins, Co. Kildare
[[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]], several [[2 virgin female symbols]].
[[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]].
[[underlined]] Halictus calceatus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] on Ragweed. [[underlined]] H. freygessneri [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]
Tenthredo arcuata 
[[underlined]] Ichaeumonidae [[/underlined]] &c.
[[underlined]] Glypta ceratates [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] G. monoceres [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] G. "longicauda" [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]].
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16.th Aug. 1927. Late evening: fine & sunny. E. slope of Kilmashogue, behind St. Columba's College, Du. Only hymenopteron seen some [[underlined]] Bombus lapidarius [[/underlined]] of which numerous workers & very fresh males were seen in flowers of [[underlined]] Carduus palustris [[/underlined]]!

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143.)  19th August 1927. Afternoon. Windy but some sun & no rain. Deerpark [[insertion]] &c [[/insertion]], Powerscourt, WI. Logs &c on right bank of river! [[insertion]] &c [[/insertion]] After dreadful weather very little to be seen  Bombi as last visit but [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Psithyrus barbutellus [[/underlined]] quite common.
[[underlined]] Salius exaltatus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]], small & large.
[[underlined]] Crabro cetratas [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] C. varius [[/underlined]] in oak stump.
[[underlined]] Vespa vulgaris [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] common. [[underlined]] Leptothorax [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] very common in stumps.
[[underlined]] Athalia lugens [[/underlined]], in demesne.
Ichneumanidae &c 
[[male symbol]] Amblyteles (very yellow), [[Tryphum?]] yellow in demesne.  nest in Deerpark!
[Small [[underlined]] Lissonota [[/underlined [[female symbol]] taken in kitchen at Mayfield on 21.8.27 by George close to fire of Silver Fir cones brought from Powerscourt & almost certainly derived from them!  Like small, red banded, [[underlined]] L. variabilis [[/underlined]] !] = [[underlined]] L. culiciformis [[/underlined]] Roman No. 106, see note on next p. [[image - arrow pointing to the right]]
[[underlined]] Lissonota variabilis [[/underlined]] ? 2 [[2 female symbols]].