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NORTHERN TRIP: WHIT 1938.

31st May 1938.  Went by 9.15 ex. Amien St. to Belfast.  Spent aft. at Queen's Univ. & on to Donaghadee by 5.12 train.  Drizzle all day.


1st June 1938.  Cole & windy with heavy rain & gale at night.  Wind E most of the day turning N.W. & rising in evening.  Insects very abundant in shelter in spite of low temperature.

"Coondara", Donaghadee, Co. Down.

Had three spells of sweeping in "the jungle" & field W. of same.

[45 from 1, 23 from 2 & 27 from 3 kept & these labelled 25/12/39 et seq. AWS.]

1 = N.W. corner of shelter belt 11.0 - 11.30 AM.
2 = Sheltered edge of field W. of last.  12.30 - 1.0.
3.  Under trees at S.W. corner of shelter belt, just as rain came on.  7 till 8 P.M.

Aphelopus & Antaeon  1 [[male symbol at 3, 2 [[male symbol, male symbol]] at 1; & [[male symbol, male symbol]] abundant at 2, amongst grass under tree. - 5 kept, besides that named by OW.R.
Bombus lucorum  mostly [[juvenile symbol, juvenile symbol]], some [[female symbol, female symbol]] seen.
B. lapidarius  1 [[female symbol]] sent.
B. agrorum  [[female symbol, female symbol]] frequently seen.


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1.6.38 cont.  "Coondara", D'dee, Co. DO. cont.

Vespa norvegica nest, 6" diam., in Rhododendron bush in garden, with antennae reduced to 1/2 inch opening facing away from wall.  [[image - drawing of nest]]
Odynerus paritinus  1 [[female symbol]] seen.
Sawflies.  2 spp. only swept.
Pristiphora ruficornis ?  1 [[male symbol]] at 1, only kept.

Icks:  mostly Dipterous parasites: few kept.
Stelpnus gagates  2 [[female symbol, female symbol]] at 1.
Leptocryptus sp. ?  1 [[female symbol]] at 3.
Acrodactyla degener  [[female symbol]] at 2.
Homocidus flavolineatus  [[male symbol]] at 3.
Ctensicus  1 [[male symbol]] at 3.
Mesoleius  1 [[male symbol]] at 2.
Polyblastus sp. ?  [[male symbol]] & [[female symbol]] at 3.
Stenomacrus curvicaudatus  2 [[female symbol, female symbol]] at 1, with 25 & 26 seg. ant.  N.B. 3rd seg. of ant. is shorter than 4th.  AWS. 27.12.39.
St. rafer ?  2 [[female symbol, female symbol]] (20 seg. ant.) & 3 [[male symbol, male symbol]] (21-22 seg. ant.) at 1;  at 1 [[female symbol]] at 3, with 19 seg. ant.
St. cubiceps ?  1 [[female symbol]] (24 seg. ant.) & 1 [[male symbol]] (25-seg. ant.) at 1.

"Nemeritis" transfuga ?  1 [[male symbol]] at 3.
Myriarthrus cingulator ??  1 small dark [[male symbol]], 32-seg. ant.