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184) 27th May 1928. Went to Clara, WI, to get more [[underlined]] Arge metallica [[/underlined]], where 1st British specimen was taken by me on 22.5.27, but it rained all day & so nothing doing. Saw one [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Tom. luteiventris [[/underlined]] clinging to a rush & took some parasitized aphids off leaves of Bramble on road above Clara [[insertion]] (hatched 30th & 31st May: = Aphidius avenue Hal.) [[/insertion]] (S. of.) Bridge. 29th May 1928. A perfect day: hot sun all day long as also saw 28th inst. (With E O'M.) Returned to Clara, WI, but could not see a trace of [[underlined]] Arge metallica [[/underlined]]! The following seen. Many bees on sand-flat but nothing new seen. [[underlined]] Andrena fucata [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[female symbol]] seen for first time. [[underlined]] Dolerus aeneus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[underlined]] D. niger [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[underlined]] Ichneumon filicornis [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]] at fallen pine 1/2 mile below sand flat. [[underlined]] [[Xyloneremum?]] filicornis [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] common at dead bored tree (? Holly bored by [[underlined]] R. tardyi [[/underlined]]) below sand-flat. [[underlined]] Ephialtes tuberculatus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] flying over the Vaccinium in wood near Clara Bridge near where left motor at top of last hill. [[underlined]] Pimpla instigator [[/underlined]] a very large [[female symbol]] at rotten fallen tree [[strikethrough]] near Castle [[/strikethrough]] below sand flat. [[diagonal line]] Painted Lady at Newcastle Station. Also Ragged RobinIris. Dog Daisy at Ashford. [[end page]] [[start page]] (185 31st May 1928. A fine sunny afternoon, spoiled by very strong [[insertion]] afternoon [[/insertion]] cool N.E. wind! Bohernabreena (Lower Glenasmole) [[insertion]] ^ marshes on [[/insertion]] rt at back of river above Mrs Doyle's & coomb &c. Very few Bombus seen & all either [[underlined]] agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] or [[underlined]] jonellus [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] (no [[underlined]] lucorum [[/underlined]] seen at all!). [[underlined]] Dolerus bimaculatus [[/underlined]] [[checkmark]] RCLP 1 [[female symbol]] in usual marsh below coomb with deformed wings: swept off rushes &c. D. picipes 1 [[female symbol]] [[checkmark]] RCLP. [[loose note obscuring text]] [[underlined]] D. nigratus [[/underlined]][[checkmark]] RCLP. 1 [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Vepa rufa [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] [[loose note]] 2/6/28 L. Neagh. [[underlined]] Bombus aprorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]] [[virgin female symbol]] B. [[underlined]] muscorum [[/underlined]][[virgin female symbol]] [[underlined]] Andrena fucata [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] Halictus rubicundus [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] H. calceatus [[/underlined]]? H sp ? [[underlined]] Crabro [[chrortorum?]] ?[[underlined]] [[underlined]] C. [[tibralis?]] [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] Pemphredon ? Vespa rufa [[virgin female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Tenth. livide [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Ath. linsolata [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Sel. serva [[/underlined]] Rhog. [[amipsis?]] All. calceatus ? [[(Ballingory)?]] Dolerus [[palustrus?]] ? D. [[rpa?]] D. sp. [[Ballindorisi?]] [[/loose note]]