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137.) 25.6.50 aft., cont. Ballyhealy, WH., cont. [[strikethrough]] Apaeletilus? cf. imimidor [[/strikethrough]] ♂︎ (pinned)= Aptesis basizonius Grav. fide J.F. Perkins. Barichneumon sanguinator ♂︎ (pinned), ant. 35. Phytodietus cf. segmentator ♀︎, small, ant. 33. Campoplex red sp. abundant, fly around birch, &c. Sagaritis ♂︎ & ♀︎ = S. cf. homgreni var.?, ant. ♂︎ (x), ♀︎ 29. Bracon sp. ♂︎ (G.) B. sp. ♂︎ (G.) Euphorus sp. 1 (G.) Meteorus micropterus ♂︎ (G.) Gnamptodon pumilio ♀︎ (G.) Diospilus capito 1♀︎ (G.) Oenone hians 2♀︎♀︎, ant. both 33. Proctotrupes gravidator ♂︎ Dipteron 1 = Beris Coleoptera 2 (1 very minute, near Choleva?) 30th June 1950 (Friday). A very fine sunny day with showers & strong wind from SW., but no shower of any consequence where we were. Wind & sun too strong for small insects, but a lovely fresh day to be in the field! Left home about 11 AM. & drove to Louisa Bridge on Royal Canal above Leixlip, Co. Kildare. Collected for 1 hour before lunch on upper flat between road & the Rye Water, N. of canal (= 1) 138.) 30.6.50, cont. Rye Water & Royal Canal, KD., cont. & for 1 1/2 hours after lunch on lower flat (marsh) on rt. brank of Rye Water & in field next to N. of canal strip (= 2). Later walked on to 2nd field (cut hay!) W. of Louisa Bridge & between canal and Maynooth road & after cup of tea swept in shelter of hedge along W. side of the field for 1 1/2 hours (= 3). Left for home about 5.15 & home just before 6 P.M. Rye Water, Co. KD. = (1), 30.6.50. Collected (or seen) on upper flat N. of canal & next Maynooth road, right bank of Rye Water. 12 noon till 1.0 P.M. Most insects taken along hedge on NW side of flat where there was complete shelter: none taken near swamp next canal. [10 labelled 31.1.1952] Bombus sylvarum 2 rather faded ♀︎♀︎ seen on bramble flowers within six inches of each other B. agrorum, muscorum & lucorum (1) ☿☿ seen. Psithyrus campestris 1♀︎ of pale form seen. Odynerus pictus ♂︎ & sinuatus ♂︎ (2 of each) & O. parietinum ♀︎. Megachile ♂︎ on yellow Composite flower. Crabro on elder leaf. Pemphredon about elders, in hedge.