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170. 27th May 1942. A fine morning with S.W. breeze & much rain; but immediately after lunch wind went SE. with heavy rain till 8 P.M. In forenoon rode on bikes to RCC chapel at Killeen (?), near Roonah Lough, then across to Cregganbaun (on the Doo Lough road!) & home via Louisburgh. After lunch had only five minutes sweeping Salix & birch at top of field beyond stream in front of hotel before heavy rain stopped collecting. In evening walked to the salmon pool on Bunowen & back. Old Head, Co. WM 2:30 P.M. Hemiteles ♂︎, ant. 21. Pimpla similis? 1♀︎ swept off salix; ant. 24. Mesochorus red ♂︎, ant. 38. Eubadizon extensor ♀︎, ant. 42. Oenone sp. with dark wings 1 = Oe. Aphidius sp. ♂︎, blackish, ant. 16. In forenoon saw a ☿ Bombus jonellus on Salix aurita by roadside just W. of Louisburgh & further south a ♀︎ flew across road which was either B. distinguendus or B. muscorum; I think the former. 171. 28th May 1942. A nice day with much hot sun, quite spoiled in afternoon by frequent heavy drip from SW. making collecting after 3 P.M. quite impossible. In forenoon collected along south edge of wood on Black Hill for a couple of hours & then through wood to gate at top of road between Black Hill & The Little Hill, then down road to hotel. In afternoon collected by sweeping Salix & birth along S. & E. edges of The Little Hill at top of field opposite hotel & near quay. Later took ♂︎ Coelinius by roadside outside gate of hotel as one turns right to Louisburgh. 28/5/42 "AM." South side of Black Hill, &c., Old Head, Co. WM. [24 insects mounted & these labelled 1/3/44! AWS.] Bombus agrorum, lucorum & hortorum (1) ♀︎♀︎. Andrena albicans ♂︎ at ♂︎ Salix aurita (still in flower!) A. saundersella 2♀︎♀︎, one at flower of Veronica chamaedrys Nomada ruficornis very nice ♂︎ & ♀︎. Crabro varius 1♂︎. C. leucostomus ♀︎, frequent. C. chrysostomus ♂︎♂︎ frequent. Butterflies: Dingy Skipper (- tages) along edge of wood. Green Hairstreak, Wall & Speckled Wood (very worn) Small Copper. Hornfly =