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141.) 30.6.30 cont. Kildavin sandpit, Co. CW. in heavy rain 2.30pm. Absolutely nothing seen! [[line across page]] 30.6.30 cont 3 till 4 pm. Heavy rain. Glen at Kilcarry Bridge, Co. CW. [[underlined]] Odynerus miniatus [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Crabro varius [[/underlined]] [[wavy line encapsulating above two species]] taken on Oenanthe. [[underlined]] Bombus hortorum [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] seen at Foxgloves. [[underlined]] Lasius fuliginosus [[/underlined]] as busy as ever! [[line across page]] Afterwards left Kilcarry & drove home via Tullow district & Baltinglass, arriving Dublin at 6.30. Much morainic ground W. of Tullow! [[line across page]] Sat. 5th July 1930. A very hot soft day; all sunny till aft. but dull & very hot after 5pm. Garden, at Mayfield, Harold's Cross Dublin. 5.30 till 9.pm. [[underlined]] Megachile willughbiella [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 male symbols]] & 2 [[2 female symbols]] on [[underlined]] Campanula. [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Crabro varius [[/underlined]] common till 8 pm. Currant Clearwing moth, 1 flying 5.30pm. 1 on leaf 9 pm. Several icks & 1 red Braconid:- [[end page]] [[start page]] (142. 4th July 1930, late evening, 6.50 - 7.30 pm. Old quarries at Sandyford, Co. DU. To look for Colletes, but none seen. Several spp. of icks. taken on Heracleum!:- [[underlined]] Alomyia debellator [[/underlined]] 1 black [[male symbol]], 1 red [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Pimpla "robusta" [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Mesoleius [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]. [[line across page]] 6th July 1930 A beautiful day after a dull morning & misty rain till 11 AM. 11.30 till 2 pm. Old sand pit facing river at Knockmaroon, Co. DU. as before. [[underlined]] Bombus muscorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] [[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]]. [[underlined]] B. hortorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] seen, many [[2 virgin female symbols]], 1 fresh [[male symbol]] on [[underlined]] Hypericum [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Psithyrus [[/underlined]] sp.? a fresh [[male symbol]] seen, possibly [[underlined]] Ps. barbutellus [[/underlined]]. [[underlined]] Andrena jacobi [[/underlined]] 1 very worn [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Halictus [[/underlined]] several [[2 female symbols]] seen, probably common spp. [[underlined]] Hylaeus communis [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] abundant, very variable in size. [[underlined]] Crabro dimidiatus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]], latter carrying flies under left hind oxter like [[underlined]] peltarius [[/underlined]] did at Wexford. [[underlined]] C. varius [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] C. capitosus [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] ^ 2 [[/insertion]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[insertion]] ^ 2 [[/insertion]] [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] C. tibiale [[/underlined]] 4 [[2 female symbols]], new to Dublin. [[underlined]] C. quadrimaculatus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Passaloecus monilicornis [[/underlined]] 1 very small [[female symbol]].