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173. 11th August 1940. A fine day, cloud & sun, with rather chilly W. wind, strong to moderate, but no rain. Drove to George's Bridge, on R. Slaney where it leaves Glen of Imaal & collected for an hour before lunch; then on to ruined barracks at Leitrim, near Stranahely (as before) & swept under birch & alder plantation, one west of road, the other east of the road, for about an hour each; finally collected for nearly an hour under trees, &c., 1/2 mile E. of Ballinaclea Ho. All Co. WI. 12.0 till 1.0 P.M. 1 = George's Bridge, left bank of R. Slaney for 1/4 mile above bridge, but chiefly the "wuzzy" at bend of river. 3 till 4 P.M. 2 = plantation W of road from Knickeen to R. Slaney} Leitrim Barracks 4 till 5 P.M. 3 = plantation E of road from Knickeen to R. Slaney} Leitrim Barracks 5 till 5.50 P.M. 4 = under beech, &c, trees 1/2 mile E of Ballinaclea Ho. Bombus lucorum ♂︎; B. lapidarius ♂︎ & ☿ & B. agrorum ☿☿ seen, but few. Halictus calceatus ♂︎♂︎ swept at 1. Salius exaltatus ♂︎ at 3. Vespa vulgaris &? rufa seen, ☿☿ Bethylus cephalotes 1 large ♀︎ swept at 1. Mounted 52 from 1 from 2 from 3 39 from 4 174. 11.8.40, cont. Glen of Imaal, WI., cont. Anteon (?flavicornis) ♀︎ at 1, testaceous antennae. A. ephippiger v. collare ♀︎ at 1, reddish blotches on prothorax. A. ruficornis? ♀︎ at 2, same as next (?) but with large wings A. ruficornis? var subapterus 1♀︎, short wings, same (?) as taken in birch at station 3(also today's "3") on 21.7.40. Myrmica scabrinodis ☿☿, examned, at 1. Formica fusca, winged ♀︎ swept at 3; the only winged ant seen all day. Tenthreda "arcuata" very common on Angelica &c. at 1 Taxonus equiseti 1♀︎ at 1. Pristiphora ruficornis 1♂︎ at 3 var. crassicornis?? P. pallidiventris 1♀︎ at 1. Sten-Ichneumon culpator 1 black ♀︎ at 1. Cratocryptus? ♀︎ at 2, ant. 22. Plectrocryptus?? ♂︎ at 4, white-marked, ant. 30. Phygadeuon brachypterous ♀︎, red thorax, at 2 = Phygadeuon brachypterous ♀︎, black thorax, at 3 = Phygadeuon? very black ♀︎, small, dark wings, very nice! at 1, ant. 19 = Phygadeuon? or Hemiteles? black, red legs, ♂︎, ant. 25, at 1 =