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17th July, 1943 (Saturday!). 

A beautiful morning after a heavy dew & fine night!  Therefore took day off & went to Royal Canal, Leixlip, KD as on 11th.  Left home at 10-40, alone, (Daisy following in afternoon!) & arrived at Louisa bridge at 11.42, as wind east & rising.  East wind very strong till about 6 P.M. when it eased off & collecting improved.  Flies - irritans, I suppose, so numerous as to make every place simply hell, but nevertheless stuck it till 7.40, home about 9 o'clock.

Royal Canal, W. of Louisa Bridge, Leixlip, KD. 

Collected in five areas, 1 & 5 being mainly the same as follows:-

1 = W. side of field between canal & Maymooth road (= station 3 of 11.7.43!) where took Dacnusa clandestina ♂︎ on 11th;  & also S. side (= station 4 of 11.7.43) as far as S.E. corner where there is a wet ditch & filled up cattle drinking pool with Glyceria.  12 till 2 P.M.

2 = Canal-side & outside plantation, 1/2 W. of Louise Br.  2.30 - 3.30

3 = Inside wall of plantation, but only 2/3 W. part of latter.  3.30 - 4.30.

4 = E. end of plantation, where poplar suckers are & annexe to same where Polyporus squamosus on poplar is (now fallen off same! not fallen on 11th) & shelter belt E. of gate.  5 till 6 P.M.


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17th July 1943, cont.  Royal Canal, KD., cont.

5 = W. side of field (as station 1) but right from canal to Maynooth road & along N. side to gate, where wheat replaces turnips.  6.15 - 7.30 P.M.

Taken at 1.
[35 mounted from 1 & these labelled 24.10.45!]

Spilomena troglodytes  ♀︎.
Anteon  ♂︎.
Two black sawflies  ♂︎♂︎ = Trichiocampus eradiatus?  ♂︎ & Pachynematus??  1♂︎, whitish hind tibiae!
Ichneumon? latrator group  2♂︎♂︎: one mtd. =
Centeterus  ♂︎
Cryptinids 11, including Atractodes tenebricosus 3
3 only mounted = Cryptus?  2♂︎♂︎, ant. 25 & 26+
Phygadeuon  1♀︎, ant. 18.

Pimpla contemplator  ♀︎, ant. 30, with segments 8, 9 & 10 shorter than 7 or 11!!!
Homocidus obscuripes  ♂︎:  not mounted.
Exochus sp. nr. prosopius  1 ant. 35;  areola horizontal
Campoplegid  ♀︎ ant. 31 =
Plectiscid  ♂︎ ant. 30.  Genus et sp.? = Helictes cf. pilicornis Thoms.?  fide J.F. Perkins, 3.1.1947.


16th July 1943.
Aphidius ulmi??  ♂︎ & ♀︎ taken in cop. at Athdown, Co. WI., by Fergus O'Rourke.