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156. 23rd May 1939. The second of two very hot sunny days, but unlike 22nd there was a very strong N.W. wind today. At 5.30 saw several Crabro varuis ♂♂ in back garden (for 1st time 1939). Garden, 14 Clareville Rd., Harold's Cross, DU. Crabro varius several ♂♂. Halictus leucopus ♀♀ at wall, where some seen several times during last couple of weeks. Nematinus fuscipennis 1♂ "induced" by Alder tree! 24th May 1939. Dull, with very wet drizzle about 2 P.M. over hills, which left the open ground far too wet to sweep; after two very hot days. Very many insects swept under trees, but mainly common species. Slade of Saggart, DU. by bus! 2.45 till 5.0 P.M. 1 = extreme upper, right bank, of glen & tributary glen from Crooksling. 2 = right bank at foot-stick (below sandpit) & left bank on "plateau" all the way down to old road under trees. 157. 24.5.39. Slade of Saggart, DU. cont. 3 = by stream & under trees, on & along old road, left bank, near foot of the slade. [22 from 1, 41 from 2 & 11 from 3 kept: those from "1" & "3" so labelled, but those from "2" merely "Saggart" AWS. 30.12.1940] Bombus agrorum & lucorum ♀♀ seen: no other species. Vespa: several ♀♀ seen, probably all vulgaris. Cratichneumon sp. ♂♂: none kept. Cratocryptus? 1♀ at 3. Hemiteles, Phygadeuon & other Cryptids: many ♂♂ & some ♀♀ but few kept: as follows:- Hemiteles 1♂ at 3. Cryptus 1 red ♂ at 2. Atractodes tenebricosus? several taken: none kept. Pezomachus 1♂ at 3; no ♀ seen. Perilissus filicornis several ♂♂: none kept. Mesoleius (none kept!) Promethes cognatus 1 fine ♀ at 1. Homocidus flavolineatus? 1♀ at 3: var. with black coxae!!! Very interesting!!! AWS. 30.12.1940. Cteniscus 1♂ at 2. Polyblastus 1♂ at 2.