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245.) 20th-21st May 1951. Following steady fall of glass for over 24 hours rain commenced to fall on evening of 20th & fell steadily most of the night, with several heavy showers in forenoon of 21st. Also wind backed via N. to W. & much milder & much growth following the much needed rain & long spell of cold E. wind. Everything now suddenly in flower or just coming. Euphorbia hiberna 23rd May 1951. Warmer with SE. strong wind & rain blowing in wind all day, but in afternoon drove with J.P. Brunker to Ballinascorney Gap & Brittas River to show him the patch of Lycopodium clavatum discovered on 12th (see p.241 antea). 24th May 1951. A soft day after heavy rain on evening of 23rd. Brilliant sun & very blue sky in forenoon with SW wind, which backed to S.E. about noon. This caused a jam with thick drizzle from 2.0 till 3.0 P.M. but afternoon again fine & warm, but with very strong S. wind blowing down Glenasmole, where we arrived about 3.50 & left at 5.40. Tried sweeping by path from Mr. Murphy's to upper dam; Salix, &c. on shore of upper lake just S. of boat shed; & in plantation on W. side 246.) 24.5.51, cont. Glenasmole, Co. DU., cont of the Slade Brook channel; but very little out & nothing on the Willows, except one ♂︎ sawfly. Only the following insects taken:- [13 mounted & these labelled 17.1.52.] Anteon sp. ♂︎: no doubt off birth: by W. side of channel. Dolerus nigratus? ♀︎. Empria tridens? ♀︎, probably off Meadow Sweet. Pontania? sp. ♂︎, off Salix on edge of reservoir. Pontaria? sp. ♀︎, ? off Salix; on W. side of channel. Phygadeuon sp. ♂︎. Pimpla ♂︎, very minute, dark legs; ant. only 18. Megastylus (cruentator?) ♂︎, ant. 44; watched in sucker rolling up & unrolling its antennae as usual. Entirely black thorax! Bracon communis? 2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 26, on grass, &c., on edge of reservoir. Euphorus pallipes group ♂︎, ant. 24; dark hind tibiae & tarsi! by path on E. side of channel: ant. 24. Dacnusa longiradialis large ♂︎, by path above lodge & the only hymenoptera taken in this, usually prolific, place. Not mtd. Procto. 1 minute = Dipteron = Jumper beetle = 26 May 1951. Chalcid emerged from Bedegaur collected on Rosa canina (Agg.) in hedge, Woodtown, Co. DU., early in year 1951 =
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