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25th March. 1928.  Road west of Shankill (to Kilterman?) Co. Du.
[[underlined]] Halictus latiscutris [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] taken by A. A. Lisney on Dandelion!

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27th March 1928. A [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Trichisoma [[/underlined]]   hatched from cocoon found on birch twig high up a birch tree at Meeting of the Waters, Avoca, WI. on 26th Feb.

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1st. April 1928. A fine day with hot sun from noon to 2 p.m.; then dull.
11.30 AM till 12.30. Ballyhenry Quarry, Co. WI.
[[underlined]] Andrena apicata [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] very fresh and small [[2 male symbols]] ?
[[underlined]] A. clarkella [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Dolerus nitens [[/underlined]]? [[female symbol]]
[[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] on willows.

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1/4/28 cont. 1 pm. till 4 pm. Magherabeg, Co. WI.
[[underlined]] Bombus terrestris [[/underlined]], several [[2 female symbols]], [[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]].
[[underlined]] B. jonellus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]].
[[underlined]] Myrmica scabrinodis [[/underlined]] v. [[underlined]] sabuleti [[/underlined]]. [[female symbol]] in dune hollow; [[virgin female symbol]] in dune.
[[underlined]] Pezomachus [[/underlined]]   [[female symbol]] in dune hollow.
[[strikethrough]] Dolerus nitens ? [[female symbol]] ([[?]]) [[image - arrow pointing right]] See RCLP's note dated 12.11.28; & also note on previous page under 25th March [[/insertion]] [[/strikethrough]]
[[insertion with arrow to crossed out Dolerus nitens]] [[strikethrough]] See RCLP's note dated 12.11.28; & also note on previous page under 25th March [[/strikethrough [[/insertion]]

[[insertion with arrow to note]] I am now satisfied that the Dolerus was taken on patch of rushes in Ballyhenry quarry & this is confirmed by Art OMurnoghan who was with me. A.W.S. 1929.  [[/insertion]] 
NB. River too flooded to cross!
Saw flies in dunes S. of river which looked size & colour of [[underlined]] Colletes cunicularis [[/underlined]]; but I dont know what it was!  AWS.
 Honey bees seen at same place in 1929! AWS.

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171.)

[[underlined]] 5th April 1928 [[/underlined]]. Drove to Rosslare, WX (dropping family at Arklow), with Dr. Louis B. Smyth; also called at Clone, WX (N. of Ennisworthy) but caught only one [[female symbol]] Cyniped & saw only [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]].
[[underlined]] 6th April 1928 [[/underlined]].  Met E.K. Tratman of Bristol Spelaeological Society & drove to Cappagh, Co. WA., to B.G. Ussher's for lunch.  In afternoon we explored various caves but I saw only several [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]].  Then to Clonea, NE. of Dungarvan where stayed till 9th.
[[underlined]] 7th April 1928 [[/underlined]].  Spent the day exploring caves between Dungarvan & Cappagh, WA.  Saw a few [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] & very fresh [[male symbol]] & [[2 female symbols]] [[underlined]] Andrena gwynana [[/underlined]] in quarries near Cappagh.  Also nests of [[underlined]] Lasius flavus [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] L. niger [[/underlined]]; & one nest of [[underlined]] Myrmica [[strikethrough]] scabrinodis (?) [[/strikethrough]] laevinodis [[/underlined]] in [[insertion]] ^ Lower Canty [[/insertion]] quarry, [[insertion]] ^ SE [[/insertion]] of Ballynamintra, where human remains were discovered in caves by quarrymen some time before; in last nest there seemed nearly as many [[2 female symbols]] as workers & it was a very large colony under a flat slab in quarry.  Heard several [[underlined]] Willow Wrens [[/underlined]] & saw Gt. Stitchwort, [[insertion]] ^ Viola Riviniana [[/underlined]], Bluebells & Cowslip in flower; also a Peacock Butterfly.  A sunny day!
[[underlined]] 8th. April 1928 [[/underlined]]. Drove to Fermoy & back: a dull day turning to rain.  Saw [[underlined]] Sisymbrium alliaria [[/underlined]]; [[underlined]] Allium ursinum [[/underlined]], [[underlined]] Arum maculatum [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] Veronica chamaedrys [[/underlined]] in flower