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153.) 18th July 1930. Storm continues: strong NW-W wind & misty rain. Drove all back to Arklow: misty rain all the way as far as Redcross, but sun out at Arklow on arrival, though very windy & wind W-SW. Collected nothing! [[line across page]] 18.7.30 cont. Afternoon: improving & some good sun bursts. Drove to Mrs. Cook's egg-farm S. of Inch & back to Arklow. Collected along roadside on carrots &c. S. of Inch, WX. [[underlined]] Psithyrus rupestris [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]. Very small & very worn. [[underlined]] Bombus hortorum [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Pimpla examinator [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Lissonota bellator [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Habrocryptus [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] pritens ?? [[/strikethrough]] [[male symbol]] on carrot. [[line across page]] 18.7.30. 5.30-6.0 pm. Sunny, very windy. Brickfields, S. of "Merton", Arklow, WI. [[underlined]] Lissonota bellator [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Glypta ceratites [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Athalia lineolata [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] in swampy place. [[end page]] [[start page]] (154. 19th July 1930 Storm continues: very high W-SW wind all night, barometer rising at last, misty rain all morning, getting warmer. In afternoon drove to meeting of the Waters, Avoca, WI where collected along railway line from 2.30 till 5pm. Very hot, very little sun, but flies very bad & most things out. [[underlined]] Bombus hortorum [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. Also [[underlined]] B. lucorum & agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Psithyrus barbutellus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] seen. [[underlined]] Andrena humilis [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]], seem fairly fresh, on [[strikethrough]] Leondoton [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Crepis virosa [[/underlined]] flowers on side of ry. cutting between railway & river above the Castle Howard bridge ([[underlined]] i.e. [[/underlined]] 1st [[insertion]] ry. [[/insertion]] bridge over river N. of Meetings!). First record outside Cork & Kerry for Ireland & the first specimens I have taken. [[underlined]] A. coitana [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] A. tarsata [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] A. [[strikethrough]] minutula [[/strikethrough]] subopaca [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] [[strikethrough]] 2nd brood rather worn! } at same place on Jasione. [[bracket encapsulating above three species]] } at same place on Jasione. Also 1 [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] A. Gwynana [[/underlined]] 2nd brood. [[underlined]] Hylaeus confusus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] H. hyalinatus [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Nomada obtusifrons [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[female symbol]], very fresh. [[underlined]] Crabro dimidiatus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Crabro vagus [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] Nysson spinosus [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] Gorytes mystaceus [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]], all on [[underlined]] Angelica [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Athalia lineolata [[/underlined]] in scrub. About 15 spp. of icks also taken. [[underlined]] Lissonota bellatar [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] (not kept.) [[underlined]] Glypta mensurator [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] G. ceratites [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] G. varicoxa [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Pimpla inquisitor [[/underlined]] a small [[female symbol]]? 3 Tryphonids.
