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130.) 13th Nov. 1935. A clear, very dry, cold day, sunny, with cold gentle W. wind, after a frosty night & sudden drop in temperature on previous day. [[underlined]] Glenasmole [[/underlined]], Co. DU. 2.45 till 4.15 PM. Worked E side of lower reservoir, but in spite of beating & sweeping saw no Hymenoptera. [Should have tried W. side! A.W.S. 1936.] [[line across page]] 17th Nov. 1935. A fine sunny morning after 4 fine days & 3 consecutive frosty nights; but afternoon spoiled by a cold & damp fog. [[underlined]] Slade of Saggart [[/underlined]], Co. DU. 12.30 till 2.0 PM. Few insects about except gnats: 10 hymenoptera taken with sucker. [[underlined]] Vespa vulgaris [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] very active here [& also at ivy at Templeogue!] [[underlined]] Stenomacrus ventralis [[/underlined]] 3 [[2 female symbols]] (only one kept: a very dark specimen). [[underlined]] Orthocentrus [[/underlined]] n sp.? 1 [[male symbol]]: see opp page for [[female symbol]] [[arrow pointing right]] [[underlined]] Plectiscus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] [[underlined]] Pezomachus [[/underlined]] red. 1 [[female symbol]] running on bramble in sun. [[underlined]] Apanteles [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]] of the [[underlined]] fulvipes [[/underlined]] group! Procto. 1 [[female symbol]]. Chalcids: - large 1; small 2 Cynipids, with folded wings, frequent under laurel leaves: 1 kept. [[end page]] [[start page]] 131.) 24th November 1935. A most perfect day after a keen frosty night: hardly a breath of wind & very hot sun. Rode to Blessington, then up Liffey to Ballyward Bridge & via Kilbride & Brittas, back to Slade of Saggart, [[underlined]] without having dismounted from cycle! [[/underlined]] Left home 10-20 AM & reached the Slade at 1.0 P.M. Slade of Saggart, Co. DU. 1.0 till 3.30 PM. [[underlined]] Vespa vulgaris [[/underlined]] [[2 virgin female symbols]] as usual [[underlined]] Hemiteles [[/underlined]] 2 small testaceous [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Stilpnus gagates [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] ? [[underlined]] Pimpla depositor [[/underlined]] ? 1 [[female symbol]] (this = my old idea of inquisitor!) [[insertion]] Not with the rest when labelled on 10/12/36. AWS [[/insertion]] [[underlined]] Stenomacrus ventralis [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] frequent (1 kept) but no [[female symbol]] taken. [[underlined]] Orthocentrus [[/underlined]] sp. n. 1 [[female symbol]] (?) with yellow marked face & very transverse head: ? the other sex of the [[male symbol]] taken on 17.11.35. Will not run down in Schmiedeknecht's table! AWS 10/12/36. [[underlined]] O. protuberans [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]], one of which is small Plectiscus smaller 1 [[male symbol]], 1 [[female symbol]] (? same sp.) P. larger 1 [[male symbol]]. [[underlined]] Apanteles [[/underlined]] 1 [[male symbol]], long antennae (? same sp. as on 17/11/35) [[underlined]] Colastes braconius [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] (1 kept) [[underlined]] Aspilota [[/underlined]] n. sp. 1 [[female symbol]], long antennae, cf. 2 [[2 female symbols]] taken on 29/9/35 in same locality. [[underlined]] Dacnusa areolaris [[/underlined]] several [[2 female symbols]] (1 kept). Procto. 3 Phaenoserphid [[2 female symbols]] Chalcid 1 tiny specimen on grass stem: interesting looking [[horizontal line]]