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72.) 17.6.34 cont. Coan, Glen of Imaal cont. [[underlined]] Trichomma [[/underlined]] sp. 1 [[female symbol]] (not [[underlined]] T. enecator [[/underlined]], I think! AWS). [[underlined]] Exetastes laevigator [[/underlined]] var. [[underlined]] alpinus [[/underlined]] Kr ? 1 [[male symbol]]. Campoplex very small [[male symbol]]. [[strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Limnerium [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]] or Omorga 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Dioctes [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Angitia [[/underlined]] ?? {3 small [[2 male symbols]] [[insertion]] 1 large [[male symbol]] [[/insertion]] [[underlined]] Meloboris [[/underlined]] - 3 small [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Apanteles [[/underlined]], small black sp. which occurs in marshes, 1 [[male symbol]], 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Microgaster globulatus [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Bracon mediator [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]; [[underlined]] B. fuscicornis [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]; probably both at 1. [[underlined]] Phaenocarpa conspurcator [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] at 2, under scrub. [[underlined]] Dacnusa [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] lateralis or [[/strikethrough]] talaris (1) ?? 1 [[male symbol]], (? at 1 or 2). [[line across page]] Garden, Harold's Cross, DU. as before. [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] Megachile willughbiella [[/underlined]] seen on 16.6.34 & it & several [[male symbol]] [[underlined]] M. centuncularis [[/underlined]] nightly occupying the larger holes bored in clothes-line post; also a [[underlined]] Chrysis [[/underlined]] (no doubt a [[male symbol]]); & many [[underlined]] Crabro varius [[/underlined]] in the smaller holes. The holes are often occupied at 5.30 PM. on my return from museum even on fine day, if not very hot & sunny. [25.6.3 Took in garden: - [[underlined]] Crabro varius [[/underlined]], a small black [[male symbol]], [[underlined]] Pteronidea ribesii [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]], [[underlined]] Mesoleius [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] Oedematopsis scabricola [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]], [[underlined]] Hemiteles [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]], & [[underlined]] Syrphus [[/underlined]] [On 27/6/34 Saw a [[virgin female symbol]] [[underlined]] Bombus lapidarius [[/underlined]] on Veronica at back gate, 14 Clareville Rd. The first seen ^ [[insertion]] here [[/insertion]] for some years, I think) [[end page]] [[start page]] 73.) 24th June 1934. A wretched day, with cold NE-E. wind & rain from early morning, after a somewhat similar day the day before. Intended going to Termonfeckin, with Allen, to meet Faris (of Cavan); but put Allen off & drove to Drogheda, then down N. bank of river to old sand-pit where waited 15 minutes (11-20 - 11-35), & as no sign of Faris drove inland to New Bridge at foot of King William Glen. Crossed river at New Bridge (into Co. Meath 1) & as rain ceased, walked along tow-path of old canal to Old Bridge, [[underlined]] very nice ground on a good day [[/underlined]]. Canal, between New & Old Bridges, Co. ME. [[underlined]] Acrodactyla degener [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[female symbol]] on underside of lime leaf. Two Trypetidae on lime Two weevils on lime also. [[horizontal line]] Roadside, New Bridge, where obelisk used to be, Co. LH. 1 [[female symbol]] Campoplegid on Elder bush [[horizontal line]] Left New Bridge at 2 PM. & drove home, where still raining from Balbriggan southwards!
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Reviewed. Solved or confirmed several [[?]] including [[conspurcator?]] & [[nightly occupying?]], [[museum?]] & therefore taken out of brackets. -@siobhanleachman