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240. 

9th July 1939.   

Mainly fair after a very wet & stormy night, wind very strong W-NW, slight drizzle at times in morning, but afternoon fine & some hot sun.

In forenoon walked along shore past Millburn Cottage almost to Arisaig old pier but did not collect.

In afternoon did best to sweep in woods of the Strath of Arisaig, but in shelter everything still dripping & small insects very scarce

Snail Arianta arbustorum & one 1/2 grown Helix nemoralis found between Irises & wall where road along shore leaves Arisaig.  NB. I think nemoralis rather than hortensis, but not absolutely sure! AWS.

Strath of Arisaig  2.30 till 5.30 PM

1 = woods N. of Mrs. Astley-Nicholson's house } Not Arisaig House!
2 = shore & edge of woods S. of house } Not Arisaig House!
77 from (1) & 39 from (2) labelled 1/11/41 et seq.! AWS.

Bombus muscorum 6 or 7 ♀♀ & ☿☿ 
B lucorum  1☿ on roadside {with hair of band on abd. rather thin in middle like that in B. soroeensis.
Spilomena troglodytes  1♀ swept off birth or hazel thus extending the known range of this species another 80 (?) miles further north.


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9.7.39 cont.  Strath of Arisaig cont.

Myrmica ruginodis }
Formica fusca } Both frequently swept at 1 & 2.
[F. rufa  Two nests seen by George & Daisy on roadside towards Arisaig House]
Pachyprotasis antennata  1♀ seen at 2.
Selandria serva  ♂♂ & ♀♀ on shore in marsh at 2. - Also 1♂ at 1.
Athalia cordata?  2♂♂ at 1; & some also seen at 2 but not kept.
Blackish sp. at 2 = Pristiphora pallidiventris ♀.
Two Hover Flies at 1 = {
& 1 small Dip. at 2 = {
Centeterus major?  ? a var. of this with black pronotum, 1♂ at 1.  (or ? large ♂ of C. opprimator).
Cecidonomus?  sp. inimicus?  1♀ at 1.
C. n. sp.?  1♀ at 2, with terebra longer than whole body & 22-seg. ant.
Hemiteles  dark, heavily sculptured ♂ at 1.
H. sp.  small ♂, 21-seg. ant.
H. sp.  ♂, 23-seg. ant. at 1.
H. sp.  small ♀ 20-seg. ant. at 1.
Leptoccryptus aereus?  1♀ at 1.
Phygadeuon? sp.? red band on abd.  1♂, 1♀ at 2, with 22 & 19-seg. ant.
Cratocryptus??  1 small ♂, with large areolet & 23-seg. ant. at 1.
Stilpnus gagates?  1♂, reddish abd. at 1.
Exolytus sp.  1♂ at 1, with 24-seg. ant.
Ex. sp.  1♂ at 2, with 21-seg. ant.
Habrocryptus alternator  ♂.
Glypta monocerus  1 dark ♂ at 2.
Smicroplectrus bohemani?  1 large ♂ at 1.
Promethes cognatus  1♂ (? var. albicans) at 1.
Homocidus cinctus  1♂ at 1.
Orthocentrus  1♂ at 1, with 29-seg. ant.
Exochus lineifrons Thoms.  1 lovely ♂, with 37-seg. ant. which fits description well, at 1.
Agrypon anxium  1♀ at 1.
Cymodusa  2♂♂ at 2.
Meloboris  1♂ at 2.
Anilasta? sp.  1♀ at 2, 30 seg. ant.
Angitia? sp.  1♂ at 1, 33-seg. ant.
Angitia? sp.  2♀♀ at 1 & 3♂♂ at 2 with 24, 24, 25, 26 & 27-seg. ant.