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46. 10.8.41, cont. Leixlip, KD. cont. Daenusa talaris 1♀︎ taken with sucker at 1, (2 on leaf of Eupatoruim). D. areolaris & pubescens examined: not kept. D. bellina ♂︎♂︎ at 3. D. aphanta ♀︎ at 2, ant. 23. D. near obesa?? a very small ♂︎ at 4, ant. only 24. seg. & pale stigma. D. sp.? a dark (♂︎ ?) at 3, with hairy tergite 2 & therefore cf. mamertes Nixon, but ??; ant. 30. Praon volucre ♀︎ at 3, ant. 18. Afhidius pascuorum? ♀︎ at 3, ant. 17, dark legs Proctos. Only 2 or 3 & none kept. 47. 14th August 1941. A very fine day, though mostly dull, with occasional hot sunbursts & gentle W. breeze, after a bad gale & much heavy rain on 13th. Insects surprisingly common, especially so on flat open ground at head of the upper reservoir. Glenasmole, Co. DU., 11.30 AM - 6.30 P.M. 1 = under trees year but by lower reservoir & along edge of lake. 11.30 till 1.0. 2 = flat at head of upper reservoir. 2.0 till 3.30. Many large ichs taken by hand of Angelica flower heads at 2. 3 = edge of upper reservoir where boat house is. 3-30 till 4 or 5 4 = down upper dam, around "tunnel" & down to ford, under trees to footbridge & back to upper dam by the main pathway. 5.0 till 6.30. Bombus lucorum ♂︎♂︎ & ☿☿ } B. terrestris 1 or 2 ♂︎♂︎ only. } B. hortorum ☿☿. } B. lapidarius ♂︎♂︎ & ☿☿ common. } B. agrorum & muscorum common. } B. derhamellus either large ☿☿ or small ♀︎♀︎ at 3. } B. jonellus 1♀︎ on Loosestrife at 2. } {Mostly on Loosestrife at 2, where bumbles in great variety & abundance. B. distinguendus ♂︎♂︎, ☿☿ & one lovely fresh ♀︎ on Loosestrife at 2 Psithyrus barbutellus 1♂︎ swept at 4 Mellinus arvensis 1♀︎ swept at 3. Vespa sylvestris & novegica ♂︎♂︎ common on Angelica at 2. 3 dark & 1 pale example of the latter kept! Anteon 1♂︎ at 4.