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234.) 16th Sept. 1928. A dull day! Rain at night! Drove C.O. to Wooden bridge, WI, to look for young [[underlined]] Maryintana [[/underlined]] in Aughrim River. Took [[underlined]] Dyspetes praerogator [[/underlined]] 3 [[2 male symbols]] on one head of Angelica & saw 1 [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Lissonota bellator [[/underlined]] on another in morning. [[line across page]] 18th Sept. 1928 (Afternoon). A fine sunny day, with cool breeze. Deerpark, Powerscourt, WI. 3 till 5 pm. [[underlined]] Bombus agrorum [[/underlined]] several seen, probably [[2 male symbols]] [[underlined]] Psithyrus campestris [[/underlined]] 1 dark [[male symbol]] seen. No other Bumbles met with. [[underlined]] Vespa vulgaris [[/underlined]] nests still very active! [[underlined]] Halictus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] of [[underlined]] Rubicundus, calceatus [[/underlined]] &c. seen. [[underlined]] Mellinus arvensis [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] seen. [[underlined]] Stenichneumon culpator [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]] flying about large logs! seen taking short flights like Diptera! [[underlined]] Lissonota variabilis [[/underlined]]? 1 [[female symbol]] on stump [[underlined]] Pimpla rufata [[/underlined]]? 3 small [[2 female symbols]] 2 small hymenoptera taken in motor on return home. [[end page]] [[start page]] (235. 23rd Sept. 1928. A fine day, with much sun, but keen East wind! Slade of Saggart, DU. midday. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbol]], [[underlined]] B. terrestris [[/underlined]] 1 fresh [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] B. lapidarius [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 male symbols]]. [[underlined]] B. muscorum [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]], [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Halictus [[Freyplnveri?]] [[1 male symbol]] Vespa vulgaris [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Lissonota commixta [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] ^ 2 [[/insertion]] [[2 male symbols]] & a few other icks; 1 Braconid. [[underlined]] Mesocharis [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]. [[line across page]] 23rd Sept. 1928. Afternoon. Upper Lippy at Cloghoge Glen., WI. [[underlined]] Bombus agrorum [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Vespa vulagris [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]] [[underlined]] Mellinus arvensis [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] [[underlined]] Halictus leucopus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] Too small icks. mixed with those from Saggart! Also [[underlined]] Alomya debellator [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 male symbols]] & several [[male symbol]] Ichneumon seen.