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16th May 1948. Entirely sunny, very hot sun, but very strong easterly wind. Therefore drove inland & collected in tree area, where some shelter afforded by hedge, &c: as follows. 1 = roadside & grazing fields at Sherlockstown, KD., (about 1 3/4 miles NE of Sallins) 11.30 till 12.30 AM-PM. 2 = Fields, willows, & sides of drains (by canal feeder?) 1 1/2 miles W. of Robertstown, KD. 1.30 till 3.0 PM. 3 = Plantation S. of road & canal, 1/4 mile E. of Landenstown, Co. KD., as often before. Left Landenstown at 5 P.M. & home at 5.50 P.M. (M.W.R. de V. Graham with us for the day). Insects taken at 1 = Sherlockstown, KD. [17 mtd. from 1 & these labelled on 8.10.1951] Sawflies 2 = Arge ustulata male. Empria sp. liturata? female Phaeopenid 1 : not mtd. Bryptinid 4 : none mtd. Pimpla enaminator Guett. male, not mtd. } Glypta ceratite male, not mtd. Promethe cognatus 3 males : not mtd. Hemoridus pallipes male : not mtd. Enochus of. notatus? 1 male (?), ant. 26. Camperplyids 6 : not mtd. Porizonid 2 males, 1 female : 1 male & female mtd. (2 spp.) = Leptopygus Larperus?? male, ant. 29. Thersilochid female ant. 21 =