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147.) ARKLOW TRIP. July 1930. 10th July 1930. Left Dublin, with George, at 2pm. & arrived Arklow at 5pm. A fine hot day in Dublin, but met a cold E. wind in Glen of the Downs & thence mostly dull. Stopped at Ballyhenry quarry, Co. WI. 3-4pm. [[underlined]] Hylaeus [[strikethrough]] confusus [[strikethrough]] hyalinatus [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] ^ many [[/insertion]] [[2 male symbols]] [[insertion]] ^ & 1 [[female symbol]] [[/insertion]] abundant on stone heap. [[underlined]] H. confusus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] on bramble flowers. No other acaleates seen & no sign of life at "cliff"! [[line across page]] 10.7.30 cont Walked to 2nd bay N of Arklow after tea! Took a small ick. in "Merton" on window, & a [[male symbol]] braconid, [[space]] [[female symbol]], in bathroom. [[line across page]] 11th July 1930. A dull morning, with some rain between 11 AM & 1 PM. Fine in afternoon, but glorious from 5pm. on & all night. Stayed at "Merton" all day with George, playing cricket in aft. & evening. [[end page]] [[start page]] 148. 12th July 1930. A glorious morning, [[strikethrough]] during [[/strikethrough]] turning dull, with chilly E. wind at intervals for rest of day after 11 AM. Drove to Ennereilly, & walked along dunes to Mizen Head & back, Co. WI. 11 AM - 1 PM. Very little sun while there! [[underlined]] Bombus lapidarius [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] abundant, [[underlined]] agrorum, lucorum [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] muscorum [[/underlined]] also seen, also 1 [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] jonellus [[/underlined]] in car. [[underlined]] Andrena fucata [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] on spurge near Mizen Hd. [[underlined]] Colletes picistigma [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] common. [[underlined]] Hylaeus minutus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] on spurge, another seen. [[right margin]] Labelled [[boxed]] Brittas Bay 12.7.30 [[/boxed]] [[/margin]] [[underlined]] Pompilus plumbeus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] frequent. P. gibbus? [[male symbol]] near Mizen Hd. (between this & outlet of river) [[underlined]] Ceropales maculatus [[/underlined]] common. [[underlined]] Tachysphex pectinipes [[/underlined]] 1 large [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Sphex lutaria [[/underlined]] about 1 doz. [[2 female symbols]] seen. [[underlined]] Crabro [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] ? [[underlined]] palmipes [[/underlined]] taken near Mizen Hd. but lost! [[underlined]] Odynerus 3-marginatus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] on Sea Pink at Mizen Hd. [[underlined]] Cladius pectinicornis [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Lissonota parallela [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] seen. [[underlined]] Red Admiral [[/underlined]] fide George flew into car on drive home! Grayling seen.