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[[underlined]] 17/5/31. [[/underlined]] Knockmaroon, Co. DU. 12.45 till 1.15 pm.
[[underlined]] Andrena nigroaenea [[/underlined]] many fresh [[2 female symbols]]
[[underlined]] Tenthredopsis coquebertii [[/underlined]] ? fresh [[female symbol]] on grass.
Catoglyptus fortipes 2 [[2 male symbol]].
One Braconid? [[underlined]] meteorus [[/underlined]] 
[[boxed]] 18th May 1931. Garden at Mayfield, Harold's Cross, DU.
[[underlined]] Andrena jacobi [[/underlined]] very dark [[female symbol]].
[[underlined]] Pimpla turionellae [[/underlined]] ? [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Mesoleius [[/underlined]] sp. [[male symbol]].
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20th May 1931. A fine sunny day!
Stayed previous night at Donaghadee & in afternoon walked from Stranmillis to 3rd lock on Lagan Canal & back, Co. Antrim
[[underlined]] Andrena jacobi [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] abundant nesting in river bank.
[[underlined]] Nomada marshamella [[/underlined]] also seen. [[strikethrough]] " [[male symbol]] unkn [[/strikethrough]]
[[boxed]] 20.5.31. [[underlined]] Pimpla turionellae [[/underlined]] ? [[male symbol]]
[[underlined]] Barichneumon [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]].
[[underlined]] Nomada marshamella [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]
taken in garden at Harold's Cross in evening! [[/boxed]]

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24th May 1931. A blustery day, mild, & a good deal of sun, but wind & heavy shower about 2 pm. spoiled collecting.  [[underlined]] All Co. Meath! [[/underlined]]
Drove to Trim, via [[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] [[Dumbegne?]] [[/underlined]] Clonee; then back via the Abbey bridge below Trim, Bective & Ballinter Bridge to Navan & home. Stopped on way to Trim at marsh by the Tolka, N of Clonee, Co. ME., = 1, next at old sandpit on right hand side of road near Cross Keys = 2; Abbey Bridge below Trim = 3, Ballinter Bridge = 4, road home from Navan = 5!

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24/5/31 cont. Trim, &c cont.
Roadside near Batterstown = 1A and flowers of [[underlined]] Viburnum Lantana [[/underlined]] by roadside near Ballinter Ho. = 4A.

[[underlined]] Bombus [[/underlined]] not more than 6 or 8 seen all day & no [[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]].
[[underlined]] B. deshamellus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] at 2, [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] several [[2 female symbols]] at 2 & 4.
[[underlined]] B. terrestris [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] at 4.
[[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] at 2 & 4. [[underlined]] A. nigroaenea [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]].
[[underlined]] A. jacobi [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] at 2. [[underlined]] A. wilkella [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] at 2 & 4.
[[underlined]] A. sericea [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] at 2. [[underlined]] A. saundersella [[insertion]] [[2 male symbols]] [[/insertion]] & subopaca [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] [[2 female symbols]] at 2. 
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[[strikethrough]] [[2 male symbol]] & [[2 female symbol]] [[/strikethrough]]

[[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus, calceatus, albipes, freygessneri [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] tumulorum, leucopus [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] nitidiusculus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] at 1A, and 2.
[[underlined]] Sphecodes monilicornis [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] at 2.
[[underlined]] Nomada marshamella &  gardeniana [[/underlined]] common at 2.
[[underlined]] N. bifida [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] at 2. [[underlined]] N. flavoguttata [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 male symbols]] (1 small) at 2.
[[underlined]] Salius fuscus [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]] at 2.

[[underlined]] Tenthredella temula [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] on flowers of [[underlined]] Anthriscus sylvestris [[/underlined]] at 1A.
[[underlined]] Tenthredo arcuata [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] on flowers of [[underlined]] V. Lantana [[/underlined]] at 4A.
[[underlined]] Dolerus [[/underlined]] aeneus [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] [[checkmark]] 1 [[male symbol]] at 1A. D. niger? [[insertion]] ^ 1 very small [[/insertion]] [[male symbol]] at ? 4A.
[[underlined]] Rhogogaster aucupariae [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] at 1
[[underlined]] Empria [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] on Salix by river Tolka at 1 (See [[strikethrough]] R. [[/strikethrough]] R.C.L.P's letter of 6.4.1932).
[[underlined]] Empria [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] (? var. of [[underlined]] liturata [[/underlined]]. R.C.L.P. in litt. of 6.4.32) at 4. 
P.T.O.

Transcription Notes:
Made minor edits. Middle of second page strikethrough of [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] - it is unclear whether those symbols relate to the above or below notes so have transcribed separately. -@siobhanleachman