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261. 15.8.43, cont. Royal Canal, Co. KD., cont. Collected in five areas, W. of Louisa Bridge as follows:- 1 = W. side of turnip-wheat field between canal & Maynooth road. 12 noon till 1.20 P.M. 2 = Plantation (inside wall) 1/2 mile west of bridge. 2.0 till 3.30 P.M. 3 = "Annexe" to plantation at E. end, on both sides of gate into Mr. Mitchell's field. 3.30 - 4.0 P.M. 4 = S.E. corner of same field as 1, but where marigolds (or ? sugar beet) growing; swept off this & weeds & in sunk ditch in corner of field. 4.50 - 5.15 P.M. 5 = W. side of same field & same area as swept in morning at 1. 5.15 - 5.45 P.M. General list. Bombus terrestris ♂︎♂︎ B. lucorum ♂︎ B. sylvarum ♂︎♂︎ & ☿☿ between 1 & bridge i.e. in same place as seen in 1941 B. derhamellus ♂︎♂︎ at 1 & fresh ♀︎♀︎ sitting on grass in plantation at 2. 262. 15.8.43, cont. R. Canal, KD., cont. General cont. [8 mtd. from "general" & these labelled 2.12.45!] Bombus agrorum & muscorum ☿☿ frequent Psithyrus barbutellus ♂︎♂︎. P. campestris ♂︎♂︎, & 1 black ♀︎ seen by canal. Halictus albipes & calceatus many ♂︎♂︎. [[strikethrough]] Spilomena troglodytes ♀︎ at 1. [[/strikethrough]] = Behtylus fuscicornis ♀︎ Bethylus sp. ♀︎ at 2, not examined. Painted Lady Butterfly at canal near 1. Sawflies. Athalia cordata ♂︎ & ♀︎ at 3. Tenthredo "arcuata" group ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ seen by canal. Ametastegia glabrata ♂︎ at 5. Pachynematus clitellatus? bright orange stigma, in wheat stubble at 5. P. diaphanus? ♂︎ at 1 Pteronidea mysotidis? ♂︎ at 1 Barichneumon albicinctus 2♂︎♂︎ at 1. Ichneumon latrator group. ♂︎ at 1, ant. 27. Platylabus vibratorius (= orbitalis) ♀︎ at 1, ant. 38. Lissonota basalis ♂︎ at 2. Perilissus filicornis ♀︎ at 1