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178.) 6th May 1928. A terrifically hot, sunny, day & the only clouds seen all day arrived to cover the sun during my halts! Drove to Athy & on to marsh full of ([[underlined]] Schoenus nigricans [[/underlined]] (not rushes!) near Ballylynan, Q. Co.; then to Stradbally, via Beauteogne, where old wood at the Hall seem splendid ground for July - Sept. collecting; then to Dunamace, where I worked the quarry beside the Maryborough Road; & home without stopping. A disappointing day! [[underlined]] Bombus lapidarius [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] B. hortorum [[/underlined]] several [[2 female symbols]], [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Andrena nigroaenea [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]], [[underlined]] A. albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]]. [[underlined]] Nomada marshamella [/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Sphecodes divisus [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]] [[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]], [[underlined]] albipes [[/underlined]], [[underlined]] nitidiusculus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]]. All seen in quarry near Dunamace. [[underlined]] Salius [[/underlined]] (? [[underlined]] fuscus [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]) seen in wood at the Hall, Stradbally, [[underlined]] Leptothorax acervorum [[/underlined]] at stumps with Salius! [[underlined]] Dolerus aeneus [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]] RCLP [[male symbol]] amongst gorse above quarry. [[underlined]] Lissonota [[/underlined]] c.f. segmentator [[female symbol]] Cryptid like Pomphilus [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] Pezomachus [[female symbol]] [[vertical line extending down three lines indicating following comment refers to above three specimens]] All in quarry near Dunamace! [[/vertical line]] [Large White Butterfly [[female symbol]] seen in garden at Mayfield on return home!] [[line]] 7th May [[underlined]] Vespa germanica [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] taken by JR Brunker in Harold's Cross [[end page]] [[start page]] 179.) 8th May 1928. Afternoon: cloudy: some sun: chilly N. breeze. Bohernabreena: foot of Glenasmole, Co. Du. The usual rushy marshes on rt. bank of Dodder above Mr. Doyle's. &c. With Miss Scott. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] seen. Andrena albicans [[2 male symbols]] & 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] A. jacobi [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] [[male symbol]] & [[/strikethrough]] 1 [[female symbol]] at burrow [[underlined]] A. apicata [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] seen on willow. [[underlined]] A. minutula [[/underlined]] ? [[female symbol]] seen on Dandelion [[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] &c. seen. [[underlined]] Nomada marshamella [[/underlined]] common at burrows of [[underlined]] A. jacobi [[/underlined]]. [[underlined]] Vespa norvegica [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] gathering wood fibre at upper reservoir. [[underlined]] Dolerus haemotodes [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]] RCLP [[male symbol]], & [[female symbol]] taken by Miss Scott to breed from " [[Ditto for: Dolerus]] [[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] [[passilemnis?]] [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] oblongus [[/underlined]] var. [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[female symbol]] " " " " [[Dittos for: taken by Miss Scott to breed from]] " [[Ditto for: Dolerus]] [[underlined]] oblongus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[checkmark]] RCLP. Also some take by Miss Scott. Ichneumonidae Lissonota carbonaria [[symbol]][[insertion]] "Correct"! Roman No. 77. [[/insertion]] [[female symbol]] taken at willow by Miss Scott. Cryptus tarroleucus [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]]? [[female symbol]] take by Miss Scott. [12.5.28. [[underlined]] Empria ? longicornis [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] RCLP. Ennis, CL. RAP. 12. [[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]] 5.28] See RLCP's list dated 7.12.28.