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16.5.35 St. Mullin's, &c, Co. CW.
[[underlined]] Sphecodes [[underlined]] divisus ? 1 [[female symbol]] taken, others seen.
[[underlined]] S. affinis [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[female symbol]] seen.
[[underlined]] Nomada marshamella [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] bifida [[/underlined]] seen.
[[underlined]] N. ruficornis [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] ?? [[/strikethrough]] [[checkmark]] vars. 2 [[2 male symbols]], 1 [[female symbol]].
[[underlined]] N. flavoguttata [[/udnerlined]] frequent, 2 [[2 male symbols]] taken : one of these was seen to alight on ground & immediately change colour owing to the swarm of [[underlined]] Meloë [[/underlined]] larvae which clambered on to it : it rolled & kicked to free itself, but even after capture (by laurel tube placed over it) & return home some 71 larvae were transported with it.
[[underlined]] Pompilus gibbus [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] nigerrimus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] frequent on banks.
[[underlined]] Aphelopus melaleucus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] taken at Bahana Wd.
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[[underlined]] Tenthredella ferruginea [[/underlined]] 1 black [[female symbol]] on oak.
[[underlined]] Dolerus niger [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] ? [[/strikethrough]] [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]], on oak. [[underlined]] Nematus crassus [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]]
[[underlined]] Selandria serva [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] S. stramincipes [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Athalia [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]]
( [[underlined]] Empria [[/underlined]] - [[male symbol]] at Bahana) [[arrow indicating insertion]] returned as "sp.?" by Benson in 1937. [[/insertion]] ([[underlined]] Athalia cordata [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] at Bahana)
[[underlined]] Hoplocampa pectoralis [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]], 5 [[2 female symbols]] & [[underlined]] H crataegi [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]] beaten off Hawthorn.
[[curly bracket encapsulating above species]] all at St. Mullin's!
[[underlined]] Euphorus pallidipes [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[male symbol]] at Bahana.
[[underlined]] Meteorus nitidus [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[male symbol]], & 1 [[female symbol]], at Bahana Wd.
[[underlined]] Phaenocarpa ruficeps [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] at Bahana Wd.
Red [[male symbol]] Cryptid at St. Mullins [[underlined]] Hemiteles [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] at Bahana.
" " " [[Dittos for: Red [[male symbol]] Cryptid]] at Bahana.
[[underlined]] Ichneumon deliratorius [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] Cratichneumon ? [[male symbol]]. } Both at Bahana
Phaeogenia ?? 1 [[male symbol]] at Bahana 
[[underlined]] Pimpla similis [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[female symbol]] at St. Mullins.
[[underlined]] Phytodiaetus rubricosus [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]], at Bahana Wd; new to Ireland!

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[22nd May 1935. All sunny, but very cold E. wind which freshened in afternoon. 
Left home 2.0 PM & rode to Leixlip, via Lucan & Clondalkin; arrived at aquaduct over Rye Water valley (on Royal Canal) at 2.57. Stayed till 5 PM. then rode down canal to Lucan station & home via Lucan & Chapelized.
Collected only on left bank of Rye Water, above the aqueduct, Co. KD. Owing to cold wind nothing whatever taken in the marsh & all insects brought home came from drain in field at foot of scarp (in shelter of hedge) & on the scarp.
[[underlined]] Bombus hortorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] B. muscorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[virgin female symbol]]. [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[virgin female symbol]].
[[underlined]] Andrena albicans [[/underlined]] ? (or [[underlined]] facata [[/underlined]]?) 1 [[female symbol]] on holly flowers.
[[underlined]] A. jacobi [[/underlined]] a few worn [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] seen.
[[underlined]] Nomada bifida, marshemella [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] goodeniana [[/underlined]] seen.
([[underlined]] Sphecodes monilicornis [[/underlined]] 3 [[2 female symbols]] taken. [[underlined]] Sph. [[/underlined]] divisus 1 [[female symbol]].
[[underlined]] Nomada [[/underlined]] ruficornis 1 small [[male symbol]] 
[[right margin note]] 1 [[male symbol]] Common Blue butterfly seen[[/right margin note]]
Rhogogaster aucuparia 1 [[male symbol]] seen
[[Ametastipia apuccli?]] ? 1 [[male symbol]] taken
Cryptids 3 red [[2 male symbols]]
Hemitila ? spp.  1 [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] (carded) [[dropped?]] in drain ]
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