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30th August 1931. A fine day, but dull with strong NE wind till about 1.30; afterwards a glorious afternoon, but too late & little out. With OMahony.
Sandhills, &c on The Island, [[strikethrough]] Malahids [[/strikethrough]], Portrane end, Co. DU. 11 AM till 3-30 PM.
[[underlined]] bombus lapidarius [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]]; a [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] in cop. on ground.
[[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 virgin female symbols]]. [[underlined]] B. terrestris [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]; also dead [[female symbol]] (E.O'M.)
[[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] muscorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] & [[2 male symbols]] of latter.
[[underlined]] Psithyrus campestris [[/underlined]] 1 dead [[female symbol]] (E.O'M.)
[[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] several [[2 male symbols]].
[[underlined]] Crabro wesmaeli [[/underlined]] frequent [[2 male sybmols]] & [[2 female symbols]].
[[underlined]] Mellinus arvensis [[/underlined]] frequent, [[2 female symbol]], ? also [[2 male sybmols]].
[[underlined]] Astata stigma [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] on sandy slope just N. of "steps" over big bunker on "Island" golf course. [ See 27.6.'26!]
[[underlined]] Tachysphex pestinipes [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] with last & in several other places.
[[underlined]] Pompilus gibbus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] frequent. [[underlined]] P. plumbeus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] (EO'M) & [[2 female symbols]] frequent.
[[underlined]] [[Diconchylus?]] bicolor [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] with [[underlined]] Lasius niger [[/underlined]] at entrance to nest.
[[underlined]] Helorus [[/underlined]] anomalipes ?  
Alysia manducator at carrot along estuary.

[[underlined]] Tenthredo "arcuata" [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] seen.

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30.8.31 Portrane, cont.
[[underlined]] Glypta ceratites [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] on carrot. [[underlined]] G. bifoveolata [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] on carrot 
G. nigricornis ? or [[mensorator?]] ? [[female symbol]] on carrot.
[[underlined]] Pimpla detrita [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] on thistle in dunes.  [[underlined]] P. brevicornis [[/underlined]] ? [[male symbols]].
Cryptopimpla [[checkmark]] [[strikethrough]] ? ? [[/strikethrough]] [[female symbol]] on carrot. 

[[underlined]] Pezomachus [[/underlined]] spp? taken by EO'M. 1 sp, black [[male symbol]], taken by AWS. 
[[strikethrough]] [[Hemitelus pedistris?]], [[/underlined] ?? [[/strikethrough]] [[female symbol]] (taken by E.O'M).

[[insertion]] ^ Melan- [[/insertion]] [[underlined]] Ichneumon [[perseratator?]] [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] on carrot

[[underlined]] Bassus varicoxa [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]]  [[underlined]] Homocidus [[/underlined]] 2 spp.
[[underlined]] Promethes pulchellus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]].