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148. 10.5.39 cont. Furry Glen, DU., cont. Garden, Harolds Cross, DU. 10.5.1939 Bracon triangulator 3♂♂ St. Anne's, Clontarf, DU., E.O'M. 11.5.1939. Pezomachus anthracinus? 1♀, Homocidus pulcher 1♂, Mesoleius axillaris 1♀, Megastylus cruentator 1♀, Thersilochus? 1♀ Disogmus areolator? ♀, red thorax, Dacnusa senilis 1♂, D. evadne 1♂ 13th May 1939. Swifts arrived in evening at 14 Clareville Rd., DU. An unprecedently late date! Several reports from various suburbs a few days earlier, but our local birds did not come till this evening, which was warm & drizzly, after a glorious sunny day. 16th May 1939. 7PM. Garden, 14 Clareville Rd. DU. Ptermidea rifesii 1♀ on Red Currant bush Pimpla flavicoxis 1♂ Angitia? 1♂. Promethes laticarpus 1♂, curiously colored? 149. 17th May 1939. A day of strong cold NE wind with much hot sun in afternoon, after a wet night & cold dull forenoon. In afternoon rode to Glenasmole & collected in three places; but insects shy & no wonder. Glenasmole, DU. 3.30 till 6.30 P.M. 1= W. side of lower reservoir or under trees between Moore's house & footbridge. 2 = Willow glade opposite Moores & above upper end of lower reservoir, as usual 3 = under trees, &c. at both sides of ford, especially between river & Moore's. [6 from 1, 18 from 2 & 2 from 3, + 3 sawflies probably from 2, kept] Bombus agrorum 1♀ & B. lucorum several ♀♀ only seen. Andrena albicans 1 or 2 ♂♂ only at 2. Vespa vulgaris 1♀ seen, at 2. Antaeon lucidus? 1♀: 1st Dryinid of year! at 2 on birch Rhogogaster aucuperiae } ? all at 2 Dolerus nigratus 1♂ } ? all at 2 D. liogaster 1 very nice ♀ } ? all at 2 Euura 1♀ at 2.
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** Question on sex of Disogmus areolator - female or juvenile symbol?