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293. 20th Jul 1944. In evening saw a ☿ wasp go into hole in patch of Dryas in front garden - approximately in same spot where nests have been in two former years - 1940 and 1942. 21-22.7.44. Several more ☿☿ seen at above spot! 23rd July 1944. Entirely dull, but a very fine day with no wind - just a gentle W. breeze in morning, none in afternoon & a gentle E. breeze in evening. Left home at 10 AM. & rode to Rye Water arriving about noon, collected till 7 P.M. & left Louisa Bridge at 7.10 & home at 8.30. Collected in six places and follows:- 1. On left bank of Rye Water just above aqueduct & a few on edge of canal on aqueduct. 12.15 - 1.15 PM. 2. Right bank of Rye Water from well to river & in next field upstream. 2 till 3.15 P.M. 3. Bank of Royal Canal & tow path, just W. of walled-plantation 1/2 mile W. of Louise Bridge. 3.30 - 4 PM. 4. Inside walled-plantation. 4.30 - 6 P.M. 5. W. side of 3rd field W. of Louisa Br. & between canal & Maynooth Rd. 6 - 6.30 P.M. 6. S. side of SW corner of 2nd field W. of Louisa Br. 6.30 - 7 P.M. 294. 23.7.44, cont. Rye Water, KD. Taken at 1. [About 120 insects taken of which 21 mounted & these labelled on 20.3.1947!] Anteon sp. ♂︎: not mtd. Selandria flavens ♂︎, very small. Exephanes occupator ♂︎, red abd. var: not mtd. Dicaelotus? ♂︎: not mtd. Phaeogenes tibialis? ♀︎: not mtd. Cryptinids 22 (none mounted!) Pimpla elegans ♀︎, ant. 22. P. variabilis ♂︎, very red abd. (= hibernica Morley!); ant. 23. Glypta monoceros ♂︎ & ♀︎, ant. of ♂︎ broken; of ♀︎ 38. Lissonota bellator ♂︎: not mtd. Bassus laetatorius ♀︎: ant. 18. Promethes cognatus ♀︎; ant. 23. Homocidus pulcher ♂︎: not mtd. H. signatus ♀︎: not mtd. Mesoleius sp. ♂︎; ant. broken. Mesochorus ♂︎ } not mtd. Campoplegid ♀︎ } not mtd.