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162. 30th May '39 PM In evening spent an hour or more at the Holiday Fellowship guest-house, "Corrymeela", on cliffs beyond Bath Lodge, but did not collect : with Alec Davison, of B.N.F.C. & Mrs D. 31st May 1939. Went in mail boat to Rathlin arriving about noon & stayed till 5.30 PM. Collected, mainly by sweeping along following route:- Church Bay, Ruecuit, then south along coast, round 1st lake, Ally Lough & Ushet Lough (E. side) & back by road. After tea spent a few minutes above Gage's house at Church Bay. Weather very hot, with keen breeze & much fog from NW Bombus lucorum ♀♀ frequent. B. jonellus 1♀ taken B. muscorum v. pallidus 1♀ taken, others seen by M.D.S. B. agrorum Commom, but ♀♀ only. B. lapidarius 1♀ on Bluebells, the only specimen seen during the week. 163. 31-5-39 cont. Rathlin Island. AN. cont. [NB. Most of the Rathlin insects are stored in box 1927 II - 1928 I. A.W.S. 1941] Halictus albipes 1♀ taken, this othera of this or other small species seen by Daisy, one seen also by me was very bronzy in strong sunlight, but otherwise looked like a small rubicundus! Dragon-fly = Chrysis ignita at stone wall Lake No. 1. Dolerus aeneus 1♀ Tenthredo "arcuata" 1♂ Allantus pallipes 1♀ Pteronidea myosotidis 1♂ Barichneumon? 1♂ Phygadeuon?? 1♂ Do-do? 1♀. Hemiteles? 1♂ Do-do? 1♂. Exolytus? 1 small, almost black ♂. Promethes pulchellus 1♂, 1♀. P. cognatus 2♀♀. Stenomacrus cf. sylvatica 1♂, 28-seg. ant. St. cf. merula 1♂, 26-seg. ant. Angitia? black or white legs 1♂. Dioctes exareolatus? 1♀ Diaparsis? 1♂, 27-seg.ant. Bracon epitriptus? 1♀, 29-seg.ant. Rhogas cicumscriptus 3♂♂ with ant. 38, 38 & 39-seg. Earinus 1♂, 34 seg. ant. Euphorus pallipes? 1♂. Perilitus 1♀, 19-seg. ant. Diospilus capito? 1♀, 22-seg. ant., very smooth petiole!