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203. 5th June 1942. A perfect day: very hot, all sunny, with gentle NW breeze, misty & many insects out. Did not go out till after lunch, then walked through wood to cliffs just E of Derrylahan & spent afternoon there; 3 till 6 P.M. Roadside above wood & coast W. of Old Head, Co. WM. (Aculeatas by roadside, icks &c., on top of cliffs unless otherwise stated!). Bombus lucorum & agrorum B. hortorum 1♀︎ at Pedicularis sylvatica. B. derhamellus 1♀︎ on cliff path at Lotus. Andrena nigroaenea & jacobi ♂︎♂︎. A. saundersella ♀︎ in quarry in field. Halictus rubicundus ♀︎♀︎. Nomada hillana seen at roadside bank between gates. N. marshamella ♀︎♀︎ seen Pompilus nigerrimus ♂︎ on cliff path. [Either small ♂︎ Pompilus gibbus (?) or Salius notatulus seen on roadside ditch between gates.] [Vespa sylvestris ♀︎ taken in hotel before lunch!] Odynerus pictus ♂︎♂︎ everywhere along coast. 204. 5.6.42, cont. Cliffs, &c., W. of Old Head, WM., cont. [44 insects mounted & these labelled 21.3.1944! AWS.] Chrysis ignita everywhere on cliffs. Anteon ♂︎. Dolerus aeneus ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎. Tenthredopsis nassata ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎. Rhogogaster viridis ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ on Salix on top of cliffs. Black sp. Tomostethus abdominalis ♀︎♀︎. Euura 2♀︎♀︎. Nematine ♀︎ swept off (?) Salix repens & ♂︎ taken on Salix aurita = Amauronematus vittatus? ♀︎ and Pteronidea hypoxantha? ♂︎ Pachynematus vagus √ ♀︎ swept Sp. pale thorax ♀︎ taken flying on top of cliffs = Pachynematus diaphanus? ♀︎. Cryptinae 8. Pimpla instigator 1♂︎ on roadside P. detrita group ♂︎ on cliffs, at Salix, both tibia bent & femora [[?"gebucktel"]] Glypta trochanterata? small, ♂︎♂︎ at Salix on cliffs.