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247.) 26th May 1951. A very nice warm day, after a day of drizzle & rain in early morning, but with rather strong SE. wind. Much hot sun, but mainly cloudy at Landenstown in aft. Left home at 2.45 & drove to Grand Canal, 1/4 mile E. of Landenstown Ho., Co. Kildare - Daisy, George & myself. Arrived about 3.40 & left for home about 5.40. Collected by sweeping in plantation S. of road & along drain & edge of field (in pasture this year!) S. of plantation = 1; & later, 5.0 till 5.40, along canal & parallel drain on edge of plantation between canal & road (= 2). Insects taken at 1. [21 mounted & these labelled 16.1.1952.] Loderus vestigialis ♀︎ at 1 [also ♂︎ at 2.] Aphelopus sp. ♂︎. Cryptinids 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. Exochus flaviventris 2♂︎♂︎; ant. 30 & 31. Promethes cognatus 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. Homocidus biguttatus? yellow shoulder marks! ♂︎, ant. 24. Campoplegids 2♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎: ♀︎ only mtd. = Omorga difformis Gm. ant. 28. Sigalphus aciculatus? ♀︎ (ant. bitten off in sucker!) Microctonus cf. cultus ♂︎, ant. 24. Blacus ruficornis 2♀︎♀︎: not mtd. B. trivialis 1♀︎, ant. 17. 248. 26.5.51, cont. Landenstown, KD., cont. Taken at 1, cont. Alloea contracta ♂︎: not mtd. Aspilota maculipes Hal. ♂︎, ant. 20. A. atra ♂︎, ant. 28. A. cf. umbrata ♂︎, ant. 22, dark legs, rugose centre of propodeum, head not narrowed behind! Dacnusa laevipectus & aphanta 1♀︎ & 2♂︎♂︎, respectively: none mtd. D. (Gyrocampa) siniffa? ♂︎ ant. 29. D. (G.) uliginosa 1♂︎, ant. 28. D. (G.) nigriscaposa ♂︎, ant. 25, very narrow post petiole! Aphidius sp. ♂︎, not mtd. Ephedrus lacertosus ♂︎: not mtd. Proctos. 13: only mtd. 3! = Chalcids. 2♂︎♂︎: not mtd. Cynipid 1 not mtd. Dipteron 1 = Hemipteron 1 in reeds in drain at corner of field = Beetles 3 spp.: 2 mtd. = Taken at 2. [2 mounted from 2 only: labelled 16.1.52.] Phygadeuon ♂︎: not mtd. Thersilochid ♂︎: not mtd. Dacnusa (sp.? ovalis group) ♂︎, at edge of canal! Ant. 25, dark legs: sp.7.? D. aphanta 1♂︎. D. confinis 1♀︎. D. longiradialis 2♂︎♂︎ Aphidius dissolutus ♂︎, ant. 16. Chalcid 1: not mtd. Pezomachus or Hemiteles? sp., ♂︎, ant. 21, taken on Vaccinium vitis-idaea in back garden, 14 Clareville Rd., Harold's Cross, DU. 29th May 1951. Saw the first 1951 Bombus jonellus - a worker - v. fresh in garden.
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