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142. 3rd May 1939. After a dull morning & frosty night, a beautiful sunny afternoon, with strong S. breeze, but much milder & more genial than any day for some time; with barometer down & falling: "trough of low pressure moving E"! Rode on cycles to Glenasmole in afternoon, arriving about 3:30 at Moore's went straight across to "Willow glade" above E. side of lower reservoir (= 1) & swept willows there for about 1 1/2 hours. Salix cinerea bushes over; but S. aurita still in flower (= 1). Later 5.30 till 6.0 swept under trees &c., between Moore's house & river, but wind there strong & chilly & little out except Dacnusa aphanta, which was abundant. (= 2) [8 kept from 1 & 5 from 2; & these labelled 19/12/1940! AWS.] Glenasmole, DU. 3.30 till 6.0 P.M. Bombus lucorum & agrorum (2) ♀♀ seen. Andrena albicans ♂♂ everywhere Vespa vulgaris & rufa ♀♀ seen. 143. 3.5.39 cont. Glenasmole, DU. cont. Nomada ♂♂ at 1, probably bifida! Salius fuscus ♀ seen by Dairy on log at 2. Formica fusca [[juvenile symbol, juvenile symbol]] active on willows at 1. Xyela julii ♀ swept at 2 - new to Glenasmole & Dublin, I think. Pontania 1♀ on Salix at 1. Xenarcha n. sp.? 1♂, 1♀ at 1, where a ♂ taken on 10.5.1936. Apanteles 1♂ at 1, dark legs. Phaenocarpa galatea 1♀ on Salix at 1. Dacnusa maculipes 1♀ on Salix at 1 D. areolaris } at 2. D. longiradialis 1♀ } at 2. D. aphanta abundant at 2: 1♂ kept. P.T.O.