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84.) 11th Oct. 1931. A fine day, with much hot sun, but strong wind. Powerscourt, Co. WI. Almost all taken in upper part of demesne, on right bank of river for 1/4 mile below the deerpark; a few only taken in lower part of deerpark where practically no sign of insect life. 11.30 till 3.30. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[virgin female symbol]] seen on ragwort in deerpark. [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] & [[2 male symbols]] seen. [[underlined]] Vespa vulgaris [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] [[underlined]] Pimpla IV-dentata [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] in deerpark [[insertion]] in numbers! [[/insertion]]; others in demesne. [[underlined]] P. rufata [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] in demesne. [[underlined]] P. ovivora [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] at roots of rushes in deerpark [[underlined]] P. turionellae [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] [[underlined]] Lissonota basalis [[/underlined]] ? [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Stenomacrus ventralis [[/underlined]] ? [[male symbol]] & [[2 female symbols]] [[underlined]] Promethes scutellaris [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] in mint & alders "coombe" just below deerpark. [[underlined]] Promethes cognatus [[/underlined]] 4 [[2 male symbols]] with last & near by. [[underlined]] P. laticarpus [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 male symbols]] with last. [[strikethrough]] Homocidus [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Dyspetes praerogator [[/underlined]]. [[underlined]] Mesoleius [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Alexeter [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Leptocryptus (= Panargyrops) claviger [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]], at big stump where 2 [[2 male symbols]] taken on 30/9/31. [[end page]] [[start page]] 85.) 11.10.31 cont. Powerscourt, WI cont. [[underlined]] Stenomacrus ventralis [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]]. [[line across page]] 14th Oct. 1931. A dull, still, mild day. Afternoon. Glenasmole (part of) [[insertion]] (i.e near Bohernabreena) [[/insertion]] just above Mrs. Doyle's & below & about calcrete blocks & cliffs, Co. DU. 2.30 - 4.0 pm. Almost all beaten out of hazel! [[underlined]] Vespa vulgaris [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] on ivy blossom (only a little ivy out!) [[underlined]] Ichneumon [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] [another very beautiful sp. with "white points" escaped: looked like [[underlined]] Hoplismenus bispinatorius [[/underlined]] ]. Labelled [[boxed]] Bohernabreena Co. DU. A.W.S. 14.10.31. [[/boxed]] [[underlined]] Pimpla IV-dentata [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Dyspetes praerogator [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Stenomacrus [[/underlined]] spp 2 [[2 male symbols]]. [[arrow pointing to last 2 lines on this page]] [[strikethrough]] [[Orthcentrus protubersus?]] [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Stenomacrus ventralis [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] [[2 female symbols]] abundant. [[underlined]] Dacnusa [[/underlined]] areolaris ? abundant. Proctotrypes sp. Orthocentrus ? sp. [[male symbol]] Stenomacrus ? sp. [[male symbol]]
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@siobhanleachman - managed to solve one [[?]] on second page = calcrete and I agree with Stenomacrus so have taken it out of brackets.