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190. 18th June 1939. A threatening morning after a couple of unsettled days, heavy rain starting at 10.30 A.M. when a SW-NW jam formed. Therefore drove West to get into NW wind area as soon as possible. Little rain west of Leixlip, but storms later. Drove via Summerhill, Ballivor & Raharney, to Riverdale House, 1 mile S. of Raharney, where collected in plantation & edge of bog for a couple of hours. Flies very tiresome & sweeping hampered by shower on arrival & another later. Wind very strong, NW., but shelter good. [48 specimens kept & these labelled 7/1/1941 et seq. A.W.S.] Riversdale, Co. WH. 1 till 3.30 P.M. Bombus lucorum & agrorum ☿☿ seen. Psithyrus distinctus 1♀ seen Andrena subopaca? 1♀ by road. Antaeon 1♂. Tom luteiventris & Athalia sp. the only sawflies seen, but many Nematine larvae on Salix cinirea along back avenue to R. House; to young to bring home. E. side of road = 1 W. side & back avenue = 2 191. 18.6.39 cont. Riverdale, WH. cont. Amblyteles armatorius 1st ♂ of season at 2. Hemiteles 1♂ Pezomachus 1♂ at 1. Atractodes 1♀ at 1. A. 1♂. Ischnocerus filicornis 3♀♀ at small stump at 1: one kept. Acrodactyla degener 1♀ at 1 [No Pimplas seen!] Promethes vulcator 2♂♂ Exochus pictus 1 at 1. Stenomacrus ♂ & 1♀ at 1: = S. cubiceps. St. minutus 1♀ at 2 Mesoleius several at 1 & 2. A heavily sculptured, red abd., ♀ at 1 Miomerus √ sp. 1♂ at 1. Plectiscus communis 1♀ at 1, not kept. Symplacis sp. cf. basalis or xanthostoma, but clypeus dark red. Aperileptus 1♂