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3rd Aug. 1949. 

A nice day, cool, strong N.W. wind;  after a bad few days & drop in temperature from previous week;  but showers spoiled collecting in afternoon.

Left home in car about 2.30 & drove to loch Deey Lock! on Royal Canal beyond Louisa Bridge, Co. KD.  Left car & walked back to third field (between canal & Maynooth road) W. of Louisa Bridge - this year in 1st year hay, but full of Wild Carrot & other weeds, owing to drought.  This dry on arrival, but ten minutes later a slight shower wet it & 15 later still a heavy shower made sweeping almost impossible;  so came back to 2nd field W. of Louisa Bridge in Wheat, potatoes & turnips & tried to sweep, but too wet & very little out after showers. 

Collected in two areas:-
1 = W. side of 3rd field W. of Louisa Bridge, along hedge
2 = S. side (next canal) of 2nd field - wheat & weeds.

Along canal & round fields  saw quite a few ♂︎♂︎ & ☿☿ of Bombus sylvarum, also B. lapidarius ♂︎♂︎ & ☿☿, B. lucorum ☿☿, B. agrorum ☿☿, B. muscorum 1 (?♂︎)
Psithyrus campestris & barbutellus  1♂︎ each
Halictus calceatus  ♂︎♂︎ swept.
Andrena minutula  fresh ♀︎ of 2nd brood.
Dryinid  ♂︎ = 


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3.8.49, cont.  Royal Canal, KD., cont.

Taken at 1, cont.
[1 from 1 labelled 25.10.1951]

Sawflies:  Tenthredo perkinsi frequent.
Pristiphora ulmi  ♂︎.
Allantus calceatus  ♀︎

Cryptinids 16:  9 mtd. = Pezomachus sp., ♀︎, red, ant. 22
Phygadeuonids  ♂︎, ant. 23.  ♂︎, ant. 24.  ♀︎, ant. 18.  ♀︎, ant. 18.  ♂︎ & ♀︎, ant. 21 & 20 = 
Exolytus  large (♀︎?), ant. 26 = 
Cryptus?  ♂︎, ant. 30 = 

Pimpla turionellae group  1♂︎: not mtd.
P. brevicornis  ♂︎: not mtd.
Glypta sp.  ♂︎, not mtd.
Lissonota errabunda?  ♀︎: not mtd.
Homocidus obscuripes 5, including 1♀︎ with "spiral" abd. segmentation:  only this ♀︎ mtd. ant. 20.
H. pulcher  ♂︎: not mtd.
Promethes cognatus  1♂︎ & 2♀︎♀︎:  2♀︎♀︎ mtd. ant. 23 & 24.
Bassus annulatus  ♂︎: not mtd.
Polyblastus  ♂︎: red species, red femora, ant. 27 = 
Campoplegids 4: none mtd.
Cremastus signatus Holmgr.  ♂︎, ant. 26.  Not on Britannic list!
Bracon cf. rugizonatus?  ♂︎, small, ant. only 26.
Ascogaster argentifrons sp. n. Graham M.S.  ♀︎, ant. 31+.  Paratype!  M.W.R. de V.G. 25.10.51.  See note under 30.7.1951.
Sigalphus caudatus  6 (♂︎ & ♀︎): not mtd.