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121. 25.5.43, cont. N. Bull DU,. Cont. Taken at 2. cont. Enphorus pallipens? .1, ant 23. Perilitus ♂, black same as on 17.5.43. [[right margin middle page]] { includes text from Perilitus to Dipteron. none mounted! [[right margin middle]] Alysia manducator 1 large ♀, swiftly E.O.M. Phaenocarpa rupcifus 1 ♀. Daenosa areolaris [[?]] ? 4 ♂♂. Aphiduis app. S. Chalcid Cynipid Dipteron Sandfly. Fenusa dotirni [[?]] ? abundant at one bush of alder: not at others: discovered by[[?]] E.O.M. all ♀♀: 6 mounted! __________________________________ Taken at 3. [5 mounted & these labelled. 31.1.1945!] Phaeogenes fulnitassis ♀. Atracitodes female symbol ant.19 } taken running on salt-pan Idiasta maritinia wings almost clear ♀, ant 24 } the former [[refers to Atracitodes]] by AWS, the latter by EOM. & close together, just after shower Monoctonius caricis 2 ♀♀ Procto. 2 & both mtd. Diptera 3 = [[bottom right margin]] __________________________________ 29.5.43. A female symbol Aphidius taken at light at 11P.M. in house, 14 Clareville Rd., Harold's Cross, DU = A. amiguiess [[?]] ? ♀ ant.13. [[bottom right margin]] 122/ 28th May 1943 First flowers are Rosa "tomantosa" [[?]] in back garden opened (3), which is a very early date! On 29th, 1st flower on rambling rose beside it! ♀♀ of Bombus lucorum seen at Columbine on this & several previous nights! ________________________________________ 30th May 1943. A beautiful day of sun & cloud, with gentle W. breeze, which died away in the late afternoon when wind probably E along coast & showers appeared over Dublin & Maymouth, Int. [[?]] none came our way. Rode to Rye Water & Royal Canal above Leixlip, Co.KD., arriving at 12 noon exactly & leaving at 6 PM., home 7.27, after a small sharp depression on previous (Sat.) night, with such distant lightening between midnight & 2 A.M. Sun very hot when t, wind fresh & pleasant & not sultry. Swift in June places as follows:-- Slope from road at Louisa Bridge to Rye Water on right bank of same & above aqueduct, as usual; mostly amongst Irises by river & along tributary at N. end of second field 12 till 1.40. 2 Flat around swamp on level of mineral spring at top of station 1 (after lunch) 2 till 2.30 3. Side of canal, tow path, & outside plantation 1/2 mile W. of Louise Bridge, R Canal, 3.0 till 40. 4 Inside wall of plantation as usual, 4.30- 5.45 including park E of Mitchell's Field gate. [[left margin length of page starting at bottom]] 2 Corncrakes at 3! Wild Roses (R. canina gramp [[?]]) will int all the roses from Dublin to Leixlip! [[/left margin]]
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♂♀☿ author uses symbols Mars'Shield for "male" and Venus'mirror for "female" I use "male symbol" and "female symbol" to signify use of symbols.
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