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345. 10th Aug. 1944. On this day Daisy found a ☿ of Leptothorax acervorum on the cover over our turf-stack in the back yard, which I think proves that the ant I saw (within 10ft. of this) on 4th Aug. (see p.330 ante!) was this species & not a Ponera as I at first expected. Last Swift seen on previous night, i.e. 9th! 11.8.44 Taken at light in house, 14 Clareville Rd. Dublin Platygaster 12th Aug. 1944. A ♀︎ Clistopyga sauberi? ant.28, taken on motor-house window at 9 P.M. & a small Platygaster? taken at light in house at 11 P.M. on previous evening. 14 Clareville Rd., Harold's Cross, DU. 13th Aug. 1944. A most beautiful day with much hot sun & some clouds: gentle breeze - W. in morning NW. in afternoon, but E. along coast & as far inland as Tallaght. Left home at 9.35 & rode via Crooksling to Athdown, Co. WI, on upper Liffey, where arrived at 11.45 or 2 hours & 10 minutes: very good going!! Did not go on to Kippure Ho., but stayed all day near the "footstick" over the Liffey & collected in farm area there, as follows: - Left for home at 6P.M. arrived home at 7.25 against wind all the way - first NW., later E. 346. 13.8.44, cont. Athdown , Co. WI. 800 to 900ft alt. 1 = S. bank of gorge & marsh, & for 1/4 mile above the "footstick"; now rebuilt. 12 noon till 1 P.M. 2 = both sides of river a furlong below the footstick, where island in river covered with broom & Orobanche major, & scrub on right bank opposite this island. 3 = edge of cornfield & hayfield between the road & station 2; i.e. just E. of the "Dun". 4 = Marsh NW. of the "Dun" & especially edge of potatoe field just N. of the marsh where great growth of Chrysanthemum segetum (in full flower); P. Persicaria; Galeopsis tetrahit & other weeds: nearly all taken amongst these weeds! Aculeates Taken at 1, 2 or 3, or seen there Bombus lucorum, jonellus & agrorum certainly seen. Andrena fuscipes ♂︎♂︎ in dozens at flowers of Calluna in field S. of river at footstick. Halictus rubicundus, calceatus, tumulorum ♂︎♂︎ swept. Colletes succinctus ♂︎ at Calluna. Salius exaltatus, Ceropales maculatus (1) at 3 Crabro (? vagus) ♀︎ seen go into burrow at 2