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312. 22.6.41, cont. Athdown, Co. WI., cont. Aspilota 14 specimens (as follows):- A. petiolaris m. ♂︎ at 2, ant. 28. A. atra m.? ♀︎ at 2, ant. 22, small. A. rufifemur? m. ♀︎ at 1, ant. 23. A. cf. excavatus m.? at 2, ant. short, 19-seg. A. dentifemur ♂︎ at 2, ant. 22. A. clivosa m. ♀︎ at 1, ant. 23 (topotype!) A. tumida m. ♂︎, at 1, ant. 18. A. semirufa m. small ♂︎ at 2, ant. 16. A. fuscicornis Hal.? 2 small ♂︎♂︎, ant. only 15 & 17-seg. A. cf. nigrescens m.? 2♂︎♂︎ at 1, one with 21 & the other 22-seg. ant.; 2nd cubical cell of former much to marrow & parallel sided!! A. (Synaldis) cf. rudenticornis m.? 2♀︎♀︎ at 2, ant. 17 in smaller, broken in larger. Dacnusa cf. eros 2♀︎♀︎ at 1, 2♂︎♂︎ & 1♀︎ at 2, ant. 35 36, 37, 39 & 37 resp. D. [[strikethrough]] alua ? [[/strikethrough]] merella group: a beautiful ♀︎ at 1, with 35-seg. ant. D. cytherea 1♂︎ at 1, ant. 32. D. striatula 1♂︎ at 1, ant. 26. D. melanocera-grossa miki 1♂︎ at 1, another at 2, with ant. 34 & 35 respectively, both very fine specimens D. melanocera small ♂︎ at 1, ant. 25, quite distinct looking from last. Proctos. 3 (2 at 1, 1 at 2) Chalcids 1 at 2. 313. 22.6.41, cont. Swept under trees between [[image]] of roads at W. foot of Dowry (near Kilbride P.O. & pub!), Co. WI. 5.30 P.M. Exolytus ♂︎. Tryphon incestus? ♂︎ Only these mounted! Plectiscid ♀︎, ant. 23 = Plectiscus collaris? or crassicornis Blacus longipennis? ♀︎, ant. 17, red at base. Orthostigma pumila? ♀︎, ant. 20., with very poorly defined stigma. Aspilota cf. semirugosa: ♀︎, with 17-seg. ant. Dacnusa senilis? 2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 33. Opius caesus ♂︎, abd. reddish in centre: not typical. 25th June 1941. After three fine days a depression arrived this morning with some rain & wind (SW) but cleared about 11 AM., so rode in afternoon to Glenasmole & found it almost quite dry & sheltered, with many small insects out. Swept till 4.30 when just after tea a heavy thunder-like shower ended collecting for the day. Only swept two areas: - [78 from 1 & 42 from 2 mounted & these labelled 7/11/43 et seq. A.W.S.] Glenasmole Co. DU. 1 = plantation on W. side of lower reservoir from dam to hut, mostly nearer dam than hut: an area I dont usually work. 2 = under trees & by swampy place at "tunnel" (where pipe comes out of upper dam) & for 100 yards below dam (i.e from dam to nearly 1/2 way to ford) & along both sides of dry water-channel, beside laurel hedge.
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Unable to verify "rudenticornis"