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70.) 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. [[end page]] [[start page]] (71. 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]].