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239. 13.7.47, cont. Gollierstown, Co. DU., cont. Taken at 3. [5 mounted from 3 & these labelled on 17.3.1951!] Cryptinids 2: not mtd. Meloboris sp. ♀︎, red coxae: not mtd. Canidia sp. ♀︎, kept; ant. 19. Bracon fuscicoxis 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. Opius exilis? ♀︎ kept; ant. 24. Pentapleura pumilio 3: not mtd. Dacnusa areolaris group, 2 small ♂︎, 1 mounted; ant. 20. Proctos. 3 } none mtd. Chalcids 2 } none mtd. Cynipid 1 } none mtd. 18 July 1947. Taken on window in Motor House, 14 Clareville Rd. Clistopyga sanberi 1♀︎, ant. 24 & a large Chalcid (cf. Torymus) ♀︎ green, with spine beneath hind femora = Diomorus armatus Boh. fide MWR de V.G. 1951. 19th July 1947. Taken in house at 10 P.M. running on newspaper containing dried plants brought from Scotland (Clova district) but probably a local insect from 14 Clareville Rd. Coelinius parvipennis? ♀︎, ant. 27; head cubical! 240. 19.7.47, cont. On this day a fresh ♀︎ Bombus lucorum!!! came into N. window of my room in Museum, from Leinster Lawn, as has happened about this time nearly every year since I can remember or became interested. I regret that I have not always recorded the date in my diaries! 22nd July 1947. Spent part of a fine sunny afternoon in back garden & for first time this summer saw Crabro varius (♂︎♂︎ frequent): usually this species comes out towards end of May or earlier & is over by end of July, but not seen before going to Scotland on 28th May & none seen since return on 2nd July & so I had concluded (almost) that the severe winter had so reduced their numbers that if any had appeared it must have been during my absence, but the ♂︎♂︎ seen today suggest merely a belated appearance though possibly a second emergence. During the previous week I have seen several ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ of Megachile centuncularis & willoughbiella in the back garden & on 21st a ♀︎ of former on flowers of Geranium pratense in front garden - 14 Clareville Rd. 28th July 1947. A minute, fat, almost wingless Chalcid found in garden 14 Clareville Road on plants recently brought from Scotland.