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10th May 1951, cont.  In afternoon drove to Glenasmole & went up to the willow glade on heights opposite middle lodge, but willow not in leaf & sweeping produced only one ♂︎ Earinus.  Bombus lucorum ♀︎♀︎ numerous at the last of the Salix cinerea catkins.  Also tried sweeping here & there below upper dam but no hymenoptera taken here.

Earinus ochripes?  ♂︎, ant. 33 
Beetle =
Hover Fly =
Hemiteles  sp.  ♂︎, ant. 23.
Orange Tip Butterfly (1♂︎, 2♀︎♀︎) & Speckled Wood (1) seen by upper reservoir.
Daisy saw 3 Swifts while we were driving near Firhouse at 3 P.M.


11th May 1951.  A most perfect day!  Hot sun all day, with cool E. breeze.  In afternoon drove to Sarsfield demesne, Lucan, Co. Dublin & swept for about an hour around place where avenue from gate meets the path by the river & for 100 yards below this.  Aculeate hymenoptera very common - mostly ♂︎ Nomada or Andrena albicans.  Parasitica scarce but about 50 swept.  Left for home about 5 P.M. & home 5.40.  

The following in sucker:-
Phaeogenes fulvitarsis  ♀︎, ant. 24.
Aethecerus? sp.  ♀︎, ant. 24.
Hemiteles or Phygadeuon  5♂︎♂︎ 1♀︎:  1♂︎, & 1♀︎ only mtd. = 
H. sp.  ♂︎, ant. 22, ♀︎, ant. 19.♀︎

Pimpla maculator: small ♀︎ with contorted terebra: not mtd.


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11.5.51 cont.  Lucan, Co. DU., cont.

Stenomacrus cf. affinis  ♂︎ ant. 24, but cheeks not pole.
Campoplegids  2♂︎♂︎ (same species!): not mtd.
Sigalphus aciculatus?  1♂︎♀︎, ant. 24
Earinus ochropes?  2♂︎♂︎, ant. 34 & 35.
Aspilota fuscescens  ♂︎, ant. 18 - a nice typical pain but neither dark legs, &c.
Synaldis concolor?  ♂︎, ant. 21.
Dacnusa longiradialis  2♂︎♂︎ } none mtd.
D. confinis  1♂︎ } none mtd.
D. areolaris & laevipectus  several ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ of each } none mtd.
Aphidius spp.  2 (♂︎ & ♀︎): not mtd.
Proctos.  6-7:  4 mounted = 
Chalcids common, especially on bushes of Box, which was in flower but none mtd.


12th May 1951 (Whit Sat.)  A most perfect day, a few small clouds in aft. & evening, otherwise very hot sun all day & gentle NW. breeze & so much less cold than of late.  In afternoon drove to Ballinascorney Gap, via Brittas, then up the military road for half a mile, & left car at the new quarry & stone breaker.

Walked up the stream to the head of the earliest overflow channel behind Sleivenabawnoge & then S. along the ridge to top of Ballymorefin Hill, all of which ground had been destroyed by fires in recent years.  Saw one or two Wheatears 

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