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16th July 1941.

 A fine day, after several poor & dull days with some rain, mainly dull in afternoon, with a few faint whiffs of rain, cooler than of late: wind W. NW.

In afternoon rode to Glenasmole, Co DU & collected by sweeping as follows. 

1 = flat a head of upper reservoir: 4 till 5 PM. 

2 = under tree & along channel & at foot (W. side) of upper dam where outlet is  5.45-6.40.

3 = under trees & along river between Moore's garden & boats & about the stables: 6.40-7.15

4 = under trees S. of & behind the "sun-trap" on West side of lower reservoir: & on lake shore 7.15-7.30

5 = under trees at hut & N. of same, on W. side of lower reservoir, i.e. N. of 4, & on shore of lake opposite hut. 7.30 - 8 0 P.M.

[24 from 1 mounted; 29 from 2; 29 from 3; 15 from 4; & 22 from 5; & these labelled 6.12.43 et seg. AWS]

Bombus lucorum & either lapidarius (or derhamellus ? see p. 47 →)  ☿☿ at 1, but rare.
1 black Sawfly at 3. ?? = Lygaeonematus laricis, if so very late date.
Epitomus pygmaeus?  1♂︎ 
Cratichneumon annulatus  2♀︎♀︎ 
Stilpnus gagates 2♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎
Actractodes tenebricosus  1♀︎


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16.7.41, cont.  Glenasmole, DU., cont.

Exolytus 1: not kept.
Leptocryptus cf. areus  1 : not kept.
Phygadeuon, brachypterous ♂︎ = P. gravenhorsti? at 5.
Pezomachus 7 or 8, few kept, only 1♂︎ ant. 20, wingless =    at 5, 1 winged ♂︎, ant. 26 =   at 5.
About a dozen other Cryptids only & only 3 kept, as follows -
Cratocryptus?  ♀︎ at 1, ant. 22 =
Phygadeuon?  ♀︎ at 1, red abd., ant. 23 =
Hemiteles  ♂︎ at 4, black, matt, ant. 23 =
Pimpla pomorum (at 3) ♂︎, reddish abd., pale front legs
P. maculator?  a tiny ♂︎ at 2.
Glypta rostrata:  a black ♀︎ at 2.
Lissonota bellator  ♂︎♂︎, & 1♀︎:  1st seen 1941:  not kept.
L. cylindrata  1♂︎:  not kept.
L. errabunda?  1♀︎ at 1, not kept.
Phytodiaetus  1♂︎ at 1 =
Tryphon trochanteratus:  ♀︎ at 1
Perilissus subcinctus?  ♂︎ at 1, ant. 33.
Bassus annulatus, 1♀︎ at 1.
Homocidus  red sp., no doubt signatus!, with areolet 1:  not kept.
Stenomacrus [no S. ventralis seen on this day!]
St. laricis?  ♂︎ at 4, ant. 27.
St. palustris?  ♂︎ at 3:  ant. 22.