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30th May 1934. A glorious day after two dull ones, but very strong E. wind in afternoon kept insects shy.
Went to Glenasmole, Co. DU. to get [[underlined]] Dolerus [[/underlined]] spp. for J.W. Saunt of Coventry, but only [[underlined]] Loderus vestigialis [[/underlined]] common & too early for [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] D. dubius [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] D. bimaculatus [[/underlined]], while [[underlined]] D. oblongus [[/underlined]] not seen.
[[underlined]] Bombus lapidarius, agrorum, [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] muscorum [[/underlined]] (many) [[2 female symbols]] seen.
[[underlined]] Dolerus bimaculatus [[/underlined]] 3 [[2 male symbols]] in marsh below dam & w. of road (=1) & 1 [[male symbol]] E. of lower reservoir (=2) 
[[underlined]] D. dubius [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] with last. [[underlined]] D. [[/underlined]] sp.? very red [[female symbol]] seen in field above last, with I think red thorax.
[[underlined]] D. gessneri [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] taken & 1 [[female symbol]] missed in coombs E. of lower reservoir.
[[underlined]] D. aeneus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] in marsh & field above same. [[underlined]] Tenthredo "arcuata" [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] (1st seen 1934)
[[underlined]] Loderus vestigialis [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbol]] & [[2 female symbols]] abundant in both places.
[[underlined]] Selandria serva [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] in marsh. [[underlined]] Tomostethus luteiventris [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] in marsh.
[[Blash?]] sp. in car on arrival in glen = [[underlined]] Trichiocampus eradiatus [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[male symbol]] 

[[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Cartichneumon [[/underlined]]  [[male symbol]] at 2. [[/strikethrough]]
[[underlined]] Pimpla IV-dentata [[/underlined]] [[insertion]] ^ 2 [[/insertion]] [[2 male symbols]] at Salix at 2.
[[underlined]] Campoplex [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]].
[[underlined]] Promethes laticarpus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] at 1. [[underlined]] Homocidus fissorius [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]
[[underlined]] Collastes braconius [[/underlined]], probably in wood at 2. [[underlined]] Bracon epitriptus [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[male symbol]].
[[underlined]] Euphorus pallidipes [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]
[[underlined]] Orthostigma [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] "pumila" 3 [[2 male symbols]] in shady end of marsh at 1 as in wood at 2 (? which)
[[underlined]] Daenusa areolaris [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] 1 [[male symbol]].
[[underlined]] Aphidius [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] in marsh at 1.

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31st May 1934. Another glorius day, E wind, all sunny.
In afternoon went up R. Canal with Mrs Lloyd (Co. Limerick) & children to look for water snails. Hawthorn in full blossom & just above "Liffey Junction" station saw thousands of Cynipids flying in bunches around tips of branches : 3 taken with the hand, all [[2 male symbols]]. Many [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Andrena jacobi [[/underlined]] also coursing up & down. [[underlined]] Bombus lapidarius [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] terrestris [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] each seen on tow-path & Ed. Lloyd recognised the [[underlined]] terrestris [[/underlined]] as the species next most common after [[underlined]] lucorum [[/underlined]] at Heathfield, Kilmeedy, Co. LK.
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Unsure of [[Blash?]] - could be abbreviation or could be Black. -@siobhanleachman