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24th June 1938.  Very warm & damp & everything drenched by a shower at 2 PM. just before we got to Glenasmole.  With Fergus O'Rourke, a very nice boy, who has got interested in ants.

Glenasmole, Co. DU.  2.30-6.30 P.M.
Swept in 3 areas as follows:-
1 = lower dam (a few) & under trees at Moore's house.
2 = at head of upper reservoir & under trees on W. side near head of same:  most swept round willows on the old Slade Brook delta.
3 = under trees between upper dam & the "ford" over the river.

[Kept 4 from 1, 20 from 2, & 3 from 3.  These labelled 4/2/1940.  [[stamp]] GLENASMOLE DU. A.W.S. 24 6 38 [[/stamp]]  Some previously labelled also.  A.W.S.]

Showed F. O'R. Lasius flavius E. end of lower dam & on "rabbit park" below upper dam.

L. niger 2 [[juvenile symbol, juvenile symbol]] kept on path along W. side of upper reservoir.
Myrmica ruginodis various places at 2.
M. scabrinodis  nests on W. shore of upper reservoir, near boat house well below winter level (2 [[juvenile symbol, juvenile symbol]] labelled A! a small race!) & on delta a head of same (3 [[juvenile symbol, juvenile symbol]] labelled B! very large race!), at 2; &c.
[Formica fusca, which is abundant on bee bank in 3rd coombs on E. side lower reservoir, not seen.]
[[Leptothorax acervorum, formerly at SE corner post of garden in Brady's time, not seen here for some years since old post was removed & replaced by a new one.]


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24.6.38 cont.  Glenasmole, DU., cont.

Bombus agrorum [[female symbol, female symbol]] only;  B. lucorum [[female symbol, female symbol]] & [[juvenile symbol, juvenile symbol]]
B. hortoum  1 [[female symbol]] on Rhododendron
G. jonellus  1 [[juvenile symbol]] on delta at 2
B. derhamellus several [[juvenile symbol, juvenile symbol]] at 2, on delta.
Vespa norvegica [[juvenile symbol]] swept at 2.
V. vulgaris [[juvenile symbol, juvenile symbol]] seen at 1

Dryinid [[female symbol]] in Salix at 2: pale antennae, bicoloured sigma, &c.

Tenthredo "arenatus" abundant.
Tenthredella livida at 2.
Rhogogaster viridis on Salix at 2.
Pachynematus vagus or other sp. next this  1 [[female symbol]] at 2: not kept.
Pteronidea myosotidis ? 1 [[male symbol]] on Salix at 2.
Cratichneumon fabricator ? a black [[female symbol]] at 2, with huge "brushes" on under side of hind coxae, stretching from apex to centre;  middle coxae, mesonotum & 2nd abd. seg. with wide-spaced punctures, polished.  AWS. 4/2/40.
Stenichneumon ochropus  1 [[female symbol]] at w.
Cryptid: Phygadeuon ?? 1 small black [[female symbol]] at 2 =