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140.) 22nd March 1936 [cont.]. Two [[2 female symbols]] of [[underlined]] Ichneumon latrator [[/underlined]], one macropterous, the other var. [[underlined]] means [[/underlined]], shaken out of same tuft of grass at St. Anne's, Clontarf, Co. DU. by E. O'Mahony. [[line across page]] 29th March 1936. A fine warm sunny day spoiled by strong SW wing, with frequent gusts reaching almost gale force, so that no insects could fly except in a few sheltered spots. Glenasmole, Co. DU. 11.30 till 3.0 P.M. Coombs E. of lower reservoir, as before. [[underlined]] Bombus terrestris [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] searching in scrub. [[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] searching in 3rd coomb. [[underlined]] Andrena clarkella [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] frequent & in many places & several [[2 female symbols]] on [[female symbol]] willow between 2nd & 3rd coomb. [[underlined]] A. apicata [[/underlined]] a few [[2 male symbols]] only seen. [[underlined]] A. gwynana [[/underlined]] a few [[2 male symbols]] only seen. [[underlined]] Nomada leucophthalma [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]] on dandelion in 2nd coomb. [[underlined]] Amauronematus [[/underlined]] viduus 1 [[female symbol]] swept (? off willow) between 2nd & 3rd coomb [[underlined]] Earinus [[/underlined]] large sp. [[2 male symbols]] frequent. Peacock & Tortoiseshell Butterflies seen. Larva of [[underlined]] aurinia [[/underlined]] out on webs, where none on 22nd. [[sideways on page margin]] [[underlined]] Chiff-chaffs numerous! [[/underlined]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 141.) 5th April 1936. All sunny, with keen E. wind: very hot in shelter, but few insects out. Coombes on E. side of Lower Reservoir, Glenasmole, Co. DU., as usual. 11-30 till 4.0 P.M. [[underlined]] Bombus terrestris [[/underlined]] (1) & [[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]], many [[2 female symbols]] latter. [[underlined]] B. jonellus [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 female symbols]] at [[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]]. [[underlined]] Andrena gwynana [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] common, a few fresh [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] A. apicata [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] frequent on posts, &c. none seen at nesting sites & no [[2 female symbols]] seen till late aft. when 2 seen at Salix. [[underlined]] A. clarkella [[/underlined]] a few [[2 male symbols]] playing about; a few [[2 female symbols]] at [[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]]. [[underlined]] Nomada leucophthalma [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] common at "bee-banks" & [[2 male symbols]] playing about several places in shelter & alighting on dried grass, &c. [No [[underlined]] Halicti [[/underlined]] seen all day] [[underlined]] Salius fuscus [[/underlined]] several [[2 male symbols]] & 1 [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Dolerus rugosulus [[/underlined]] 2 [[2 male symbols]] at head of small grassy coomb. [[underlined]] Amauronematus viduatus [[/underlined]] ? 2 [[2 male symbols]] at [[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]] in "[[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]] glade" [[underlined]] Thersilochus [[/underlined]] 2 spp.? [[insertion]] - Mtd on one card 1 [[male symbol]], 5 [[2 female symbols]] [[/insertion]] as usual at [[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]], but [[2 female symbols]] more common than usual & out of four taken at random 3 were [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] Earinus [[/underlined]] large sp. 1 [[male symbol]] [[sideways on page margin]] [[underlined]] Sand Martins [[/underlined]] over river above Forth Bridge & [[underlined]] Willow Warblers [[/underlined]] higher up.