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95

3rd May 1944. 

A very nice day but much cooler after severe storm (S.W.) during previous 24 hours which did much damage to the fresh leaves on all trees & shrubs - a storm practically without rain so far as Dublin was concerned.  Wind today NW-W & fresh & keen, with some cloud & hot sunbursts: not an insecty day!

In afternoon rode to Lucan Demesne, Co. DU. arriving about 3.30 & staying till almost 7 P.M.  Collected by sweeping in three places as follows:-

1 = Along river & under trees where path from gate meets path along river.
2 = in old sandpits (halfway to Leixlip!)
3 = along path by river between sand pits & river.

Lucan Demesne, DU.

Taken at 1. 
[16 mounted from 1 & these labelled on 21.10.1946!]

Nomada flaviguttata  ♂︎
Rhogogaster ancupariae  ♂︎.
Gen et sp.?  ♀︎, ant. 21:  same as taken at St. Anne's (2) 26.4.44, &c.
Cryptinids 7:  2♂︎♂︎ only mounted
= Hemiteles bicolorinus group, ant. 25.
Hemiteles ? ant. 20.


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3.5.44, cont.  Lucan demesne, DU., cont.

Taken at 1, cont.

Bassus tricinctus  ♂︎
Homocidus cinctus  1 very highly coloured ♂︎
Stenomacrus ventralis  1♀︎:  the first seen this year.
St. sp.?  2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 28, with areolet.
St. very small sp.  1♂︎, ant. 22, no areolet.
Orthostigmus stigmaticus  ♂︎, ant. 27.
Campoplegids  2♂︎♂︎:  not mtd.

Rhyssalus clavator  ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎:  none mtd.
Euphorus pallidistigma  1, ant. 16.
E. cf. parvulus?  1, ant. 16, long & slender (filiform).
Pygostolus falcatus  ♂︎, ant. 29.
Pentapleura pumilio  1♀︎. } none mtd.
Phaenocarpa ruficeps  ♂︎ & ♀︎ } none mtd.
Ph. conspurcator  1 large ♀︎ } none mtd.
Aspilota cf. clivosa??  ♂︎, very long, 23-seg. ant.
A. (Synaldis) parvicornis  ♀︎, ant. 16.
Dacnusa areolaris group:  all but 1 tibialis miki:  1 areolaris ♂︎
D. aphanta  ♂︎. } none mtd
Aphidius spp. 11 } none mtd