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9.7.50, cont.  Landenstown, KD., cont.

In killing bottle, cont.

Diptera 2
Beetles 2. Donacia  beside canal

 
12th July 1950. 

A fine day, with strong SE-SW wind & some showers about.

Went with F. Sleith & Dr. Taylor (of Vet. Research Station Weybridge, Surrey) in Sleith's car to Malahide & then in ferry to The Island, as Taylor interested in birds & wanted to see the tern colony. 

Arrived in The Island about 1 P.M. & after watching the terns for half an hour had lunch.  Then walked along E. road up the Island, across golf links to W. coast & back to ferry at 4.30 P.M. & so home.  Tried sweeping here & there but very little taken (? owing to wind).  Much burnt by picnicers & much of the old fallow fields on W. side of the peninsula now carted away via Donabate for concrete - in fact the whole once beautiful place now in a mess or nearly all.


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12.7.50, cont.  The Island, Malahide, Co. DU.

Bombus terrestris, lapidarius, no doubt lucorum ☿☿ seen 
B. agrorum & muscorum  ♀︎♀︎ seen.
Cryptinids 2  ♂︎♂︎, not mtd.
Mesoleius sp.  1♀︎, ant. 37.
Cremastes geminus  ♂︎: not mtd.
Canidia  ♂︎: not mtd.
Apanteles albipennis  ♀︎, small specimen!
Perilitis cf. aethiops  ♂︎: not mtd.
Meteorus confinis?  ♀︎, ant. 27.
Diospilus capito  ♀︎, smooth tergite 1;  palish legs, ant. 23.
Diptera 2 = Nemotelus uliginosus √ ♂︎ & ♀︎.


Saturday 15th July 1950. 

After a wet day & night, & drizzle in forenoon, a very fine afternoon with much hot sun but very strong S-SW wind.  Left home in car — George, Daisy & I — & drove to Deey Lock (13th!) on Royal Canal, W. of Louisa Br. Walked back along canal to 2nd field W. of Louisa Br. & between canal & Maynooth road & swept along S., W, & E. sides of it, but very windy.  E. side of field in wheat, W. side in 1st year hay - cut some weeks ago!  Swept in two areas:-

1 = A few insects swept along tow-path of canal.
2 = sides of 2nd field W. of Louisa Bridge.