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142.) 8th April 1936. The fourth fine sunny day in succession but sun obscured just after I reached the collecting ground at 2.30 & all but Bumbles soon in bed. Coombes E. of Lower Reservoir, Glenasmole, Co. DU., as before. [[underlined]] Bombus terrestris [[/underlined]], at least half a dozen [[2 female symbols]] seen. [[underlined]] B. lucorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] common. [[underlined]] B. jonellus [[/underlined]] several [[2 female symbols]] [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] 1 fresh [[female symbol]] seen & probably another. [[underlined]] Andrena gwynana [[/underlined]] several [[2 male symbols]]. [[underlined]] A. albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] just out. [[underlined]] A. clarkella [[/underlined]] a few [[2 female symbols]] working at [[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]] [[male symboll]. [[underlined]] A. apicata [[/underlined]] also a [[2 female symbols]] seen at [[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]]. [No [[underlined]] Halicti [[/underlined]] seen]. [[underlined]] Nomada leucophthalma [[/underlined]] [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] at usual bank above ^ [[insertion]] 1st [[/insertion]] dam & a few seen in coombs before sun obscured. [[underlined]] Salius fuscus [[/underlined]] several [[2 male symbols]] seen [No sawflies or [[underlined]] Diaparsus [[/underlined]] seen at Salix] [[underlined]] Banchus crefeldensis [[/underlined]] 1 ([[female symbol]] ?), seen but missed, "searching" at long grass near head of 2nd coombe: I have no doubt about the species & think it was a [[female symbol]]. [[underlined]] Blackthorn [[/underlined]] out (since [[insertion]] came out [[arrow pointing to "since"]] [[/insertion]] 5th!) in many places. Any taken sent to Zimmermann of Berlin! [[underlined]] None kept. [[/underlined]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 143.) 10th April 1936 (Good Friday). An almost perfect day, entirely sunny, but wind still E & air very keen so that insects remained shy. 10.30 AM till 4.30 PM. Glenasmole, to top of upper reservoir, Co. Dublin. 1 = E. side of upper reservoir & moraine by the R. Dodder at head of same 2 = Coombs on E. side of lower reservoir, as usual. [[underlined]] Bombus lucorum [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] very common [[underlined]] B. terrestris [[/underlined]] a few [[2 female symbols]]. [[underlined]] B. jonellus [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] frequent. [[underlined]] B. lapidarius [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]], at 2 on [[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] B. agrorum [[/underlined]] 3 or 4 [[2 female symbols]] seen. [[underlined]] Psithyrus distinctus [[/underlined]] 1 [[female symbol]], searching, by reservoir at 1. [Reported from Co. Cavan by R.C. Faris the previous week.] [[underlined]] Andrena clarkella [[/underlined]] a few [[2 female symbols]] on [[underlined]] Salix [[/underlined]]; [[underlined]] A. apicata [[/underlined]] numerous [[2 female symbols]] on Salix; but no [[2 male symbols]] of either species seen all day: at 2 [[underlined]] A. gwynana [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]], but not plentiful: at 1 & 2 [[underlined]] A. albicans [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] at 1 & 2; 1 [[female symbol]] at 1, sunning herself. [[underlined]] Halictus rubicundus [[/underlined]] several [[2 female symbols]] seen at 2. [[underlined]] H. freygessneri [[/underlined]] [[2 female symbols]] frequent at 1 & 2. [[underlined]] Nomada leucophthalma [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] & [[2 female symbols]] common at 2 [[underlined]] Salius fuscus [[/underlined]] [[2 male symbols]] common & a few [[2 female symbols]], at 1 & 2.