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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.


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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