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201. 4.6.42, aft. Laghta Eighter & Hill 1287, 5 miles South of Old Head, Co. WM., 3.0 till 6.30 P.M. NB. The Hill 1287 is of granite! At foot of overflow channel, referred to on p. 199 was a small Mt. Ash tree in full flower & on return journey stopped for 15 minutes at it to try & catch specimens of Metopius clearly seen, but out of reach, several times - failed to catch it. With the Metopius were dozens of other icks; ♂︎ Andrenas, flies, Green Hairstreaks, & a black & white checkered Geometer moth, but time prevented me staying to investigate the insect fauna of the tree properly. Insects were very numerous at head of channel & all over the hill, in very hot sun, but I did not seriously collect. Dolerus aeneus ♀︎ taken: many ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ seen all over hill Tenthredopsis nassata frequent at head of channel; black & red & toffee-coloured ♀︎♀︎ taken; also ♂︎. Rhogogaster viridis abundant on Mt. Ash. Tenthredella (balteata?) seen on Mt. Ash. Selandria morio seen on bracken at head of channel. Strongylogaster lineatus 1♂︎, 1♀︎ taken, ♀︎♀︎ common on bracken at head of channel 202. 4.6.42, Aft. cont. Laghta Eighter, WM., cont. Cryptinid red ♂︎: many seen. Agrypon small sp. ♂︎ caught on hill. A. large sp. taken at Mt. Ash. Catoglyptus fortipes 1 taken: common. Purple click-beetle: one taken, others seen, with no brown saddle on clytra.
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Laghta Eighter Hill is a mountain summit in the region in the county of Mayo, Ireland.