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42. 7.8.41, cont. Landenstown, &c., KD., cont. Phaenocarpa nimia miki - A magnificent ♂︎, with very dark wings, swept in swamp filled drain separating 3 from 4: at first thought to be nimia but then considered to be picinervis until examined on return home. [This specimen sent a present to G.E.F Nixon in April 1942! A.W.S.] Ph. eugenia. A splendid ♂︎, swept on edge of canal at W end of belt of reeds, at 2, ant. 53 Dacnusa pubescens 1♂︎. D. [[?wallua]] miki ♂︎ at 3, ant. 30: [agrees perfectly! AWS.1945.] Coelinius niger ? 1♂︎ swept at 3, near drain separating this from 4 : ant broken. Toxares deltiger 1♀︎ at 4, ant. 19. Praon volucre ♂︎ at 4, ant. 22. Aphidius only 1 or 2 seen; not kept. Proctos. only 3 or 4 seen all day ; kept 1 from 1, 2 from 3 & 1 from 4 = Paracodrus apterogynus ♂︎ at 1 . Dragon fly. Aeschna grandis seen twice, at 2 & 4. Snail: Pupa anglica swept at 3: dark brown form. 43. 10th August 1941. A dull day, with misty showers about, warm in shelter, with SW-W winds over the plain, after a very hot day on 9th. Insects rare! Rode to Royal Canal at Leixlip station, as before, & later joined by J.A.J. Palmer, who came to see Bombus sylvarum. Royal Canal, Leixlip, Co. KD. 1 = from road to Rye Water, NW of canal. 2 = along canal & cornfield W. of Louisa Bridge 3 = wall-enclosed plantation 1/2 mile W. of Louisa Bridge 4 = canal-side 1/2 mile further W. than 3: only 2 or 3 taken here. Bombus sylvarum ☿☿ frequent at 2, a few ♂︎♂︎ & one fresh ♀︎ seen by Palmer. B. derhamellus ♂︎ at 2. Bombus agrorum, muscorum, lapidarius, hortorum, lucorum & terrestris (♂︎♂︎) also seen. Psithyrus rupestris ♂︎♂︎, P. distinctus ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ P. campestris dark & pale vars. of ♂︎♂︎, seen. Mellinus arvensis 1♀︎ seen at 2. Anteon ♂︎ at 3. A. ♀︎ at 3. Our Swifts left us on night of 8th or 9th August! 2 or 3 seen near Clondalkin on 10th.