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11th August 1935  Very hot, mainly cloudy, some drizzle, just before a depression, which arrived in evening with heavy rain : wind SW.

Took 10.0 AM train from King's Bridge to Portarlington returning 4.42 ex P. arriving K Br. 6.15.

Walked from Portarlington station along S. side of Mountmellick canal to Woodbrook demesne, then up road (SE) to sand-pit "near Emo Park" where on 12.8.1934 Allen & I got [[underlined]] Nomada argentata [[/underlined]], but found the good Scabious field had been ploughed up & planted with potatoes, thus destroying the [[underlined]] Andrena marginata [[/underlined]] ground.  All Queens Co.
Canal bank, Portarlington to Woodbrook = 1. {labelled Portarlinton 11.8.35}
Sand-pit on road to Emo Park = 2. {labelled Nr. Emo Park 11.8.35}

[[underlined]] Bombus sylvarum [[/underlined]] 1 rather worn [[virgin female symbol]] by canal near Portarlington on returning journey.
[[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]], [[underlined]] agrorum [[/underlined]], [[underlined]] muscorum [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]], [[underlined]] lapidarius [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] derhamellus [[/underlined]] [[line]] [[male symbol]] & [[virgin female symbol]] seen.
[[underlined]] Psithyrus distinctus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] seen.
[[underlined]] Andrena marginata [[/underlined]] only a few [[2 male symbols]] seen at 2
[[underlined]] A. gwynana [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] on [[underlined]] Carduus arvensis [[/underlined]] at 2.
[[underlined]] A. denticulata [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] seen at [[underlined]] S. jacobaea [[/underlined]] at 2.
[[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]], [[underlined]] calceatus [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] albipes [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]], freygessneri [[2 male symbols]] & 1 [[female symbol]], [[underlined]] tumulorum [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]], [[underlined]] leucopus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] seen at 1 or 2.

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11.8.35 cont. Portarlington district, QC., cont.
[[underlined]] Sphecodes affinis [[/underlined]] & [[underlined]] divisus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] seen at 2
[[underlined]] Nomada argentata [[/underlined]] 3 [[2 female symbols]], large & absolutely fresh, on [[underlined]] Scabiosa arvensis [[/underlined]] in sand pit at 2.
[[underlined]] Colletes succinctus [[/underlined]] 1 fresh [[female symbol]] at 2
[[underlined]] Mellinus arvensis [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] at 2. [[underlined]] Pemphredon shuckardi [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]].
[[underlined]] Crabro podagricus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] swept at 1
[[underlined]] Salius exaltatus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] seen at 2.
[[underlined]] Odynerus trifasciatus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] at 2.
[[underlined]] Vespa rufa [[/underlined]] 1 fresh [[female symbol]] on [[underlined] Angelica [[/underlined]] at 1. [[underlined]] V. vulgaris [[/underlined]] common.

[[underlined]] Tenthredella moniliata [[/underlined]] 1 fine fresh [[female symbol]] at 1 : ? 2nd brood.
[[underlined]] Tenthredo "arcuata" [[/underlined]] perhaps a dozen seen, but not plentiful.
[[underlined]] Selandria morio [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[female symbol]] at 1
[[underlined]] Pteronidea [[/underlined]] sp.? 1 small [[male symbol]] at 1. 

[[underlined]] Foenus assectator [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] at hawthorn stump by tow path at 1.

Ichneumon 1 large black [[male symbol]] at 1 = [[underlined]] Stenich. culpator [[/underlined]], black form.

Transcription Notes:
Edited markup for consistency with this & other Stelfox projects. Checked species and localities. Solved some [[?]]. Great transcribing! -@siobhanleachman I think Queens has an ' in it, but didn't think I should reopen to add it? xD Everything else looked perfect so marking as complete... - GigglePop