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152. 21st May 1939. A curious day, but fine on whole. Early morning very fine, forenoon very threatening but dry, afternoon drizzly with sun at same time, very hot, later cool & dry. Wind light, SW. After rain early in previous night. Glenasmole, DU. 11.30 till 4 P.M. Almost all collected below lower dam & on right bank of river, where 3 or 4 years ago a big slip occurred & covered much nice ground. This slip now covered with young birch, alder & willow scrub & quite nice ground. A few insects collected in 2nd coomb on E. side of lower reservoir in afternoon, where we went to try to re-find Cephalanthera ensifolia, but failed. The place much changed since 19-- owing to slip & difficult to recognize the exact spot. [41 specimens kept & these labelled 27/12/40 AWS.] Bombus lucorum & B. agrorum ♀♀, only a few seen. Vespa vulgaris & austriaca ♀♀ seen. [Except ants & Dryineds no other aculeates seen all day, but not looked for.] 153. 21.5.39 cont. Glenasmole, DU, cont. Dryinids: swept off birch, &c., 3♂♂, 2♀♀ (2 spp.?) = Anteon lucidus? 1♂, 1♀ A.? 2♂♂, 1♀ Dolerus bimaculatus 1♂. Loderus vestigialis ♂♂ frequent. Tomostethus luteiventris ♀. Allantus? 1♀, with curious compressed apical segment of antennae, otherwise rather like carpini = Empria baltica 1♂. Athalia ♂ seen: 1st 1939. Euura 2♂♂, 2♀♀ at willows. Trichiocampus ulmi? 1♂ T. sp.? 1♀. Leptocryptus clavipes 1♂: not kept. L. cf. tenerrimus 1♂ Hemiteles 1♂, with "short" neuration, leaving apical 1/2 of forewings nearly free of same, "areolet" quite absent, as sometimes in Stenomacrus: = Smicroplectrus bohemani 2♂♂, at willows. Mesoleius?? sp.? 1♀: cf the ♂ taken in Glenasmole on 17/5/39 (station 2!)