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228. 21st June 1942. A very hot day, scarcely any wind & that variable, W or E, very hot sun but a good deal of light cloud. Did not go out till after tea, 6.30 P.M., then rode to Clondalkin, Co. DU., arriving at 7.15 & leaving at 8.45. Swept side of canal & drain parallel to same on S. side, above locks W. Clondalkin (as in 1941). Labelled [C'l'd'k'n! Co. DU. AWS. 21.6.42] & "1" or "2". 14 mounted from 1 & 13 from 2 & these labelled 4.10.1944! AWS. Grand Canal, W. of Clondalkin, DU. 1 = reed belt just above highest lock & drain at same place, also reed-bed 1/2 mile further up at entrance gate to farm & drain at latter place also. 2 = drain at last place only. Meadow Brown Butterfly 1st seen 1942, but only 1♀︎. Bombus derhamellus 1♀︎ seen at 1 Very few other bumbles seen & none close at hand. Tenthredo "arcuata" common at 2. Tenthredella colon? A fine ♀︎ swept along the ditch at 2. Dolerus palustris at 1, on Equisetum limosum in drain. 229. 21.6.42, cont. Clondalkin, DU. cont. Pontania galls very abundant on Salix fragilis & on a silvery leaved Salix (a hybrid?) growing along the ditch at 1. One ♀︎ Pontania swept off latter Salix at 1 = Pontania Anteon 1 at 1. Cryptinids 8 or 10: none kept. [No Pimplids: though 1♀︎ turionellae group (?) seen] Bassus tricinctus 2 ♂︎♂︎ [No Homocidus taken, but 1♂︎ H. [signatus, I think seen]. Mesoleid, orange abdomen, ♀︎ in drain at 2 = = Ipoctonus atomator ♀︎ (labelled 1 but really taken at 2!) Mesoleid: several at same place: not kept (?semi caligatus group) Cteniscus ♂︎, not kept, at 2. Mesochorus small ♂︎ at 2; larger ♀︎ at 1: not kept. Thersilochid ♀︎ at 1, not kept. Campoplegids: very rare & none kept: only 2 or 3 taken or seen. Bracon sp. near epitriptus but legs dark & terebra as long as abdomen, ant. 28. 1♀︎ at 1. B. sp.? ♂︎ at 2, with rugose propodeum, 29-seg. ant. &c.
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