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301. 19th August 1942. A windy day, with much sun in morning, but clouds, sun & some showers about in aft., though no shower fell where we were. Wind nearly S. & very strong, warm, after a depression without rain the previous two days. In afternoon rode to Glenasmole & collected in 4 areas by sweeping, as follows: - 1 = right bank of river between the reservoirs, between footbridge & the ford. 3.30-4.30 P.M. 2 = left bank below Moore's house, along the old swampy river channel. 4.30-5.15 P.M. 3 = under trees &c., from upper end of station 2 back to footbridge: left bank. 5.15-5-30 P.M. 4 = along edge of lower reservoir & under trees near the hut on W side of same. 5.30 till 6.0 P.M. Glenasmole, Co. DU. Taken at 1. [17 mounted from 1 & these labelled 21.11.44.] Sawflies 3. Fenella nigrita (or Fenusa pumila)? 1♀︎. Vespa austriaca ♂︎♂︎: one kept: one sent to K.G. Blair Cryptinids 3 including Atractodes tenebricosus & Stilpnus gagates Hemiteles? 1 very small ♂︎, ant. 20 = 302. 19.8.42, cont. Glenasmole, DU., cont. Taken at 1, cont. Pimpla [[strikethrough]] instigator [[/strikethrough]] turnionellae group 1♂︎. Bassus tricinctus 3 Promethes scutellatus, laticarpus, pulchellus & cognatus ♂︎♂︎ Homocidus subopacus Stelfox. 3 small ♀︎♀︎ in type locality or very near same (other side of river!). Stenomacrus 2♂︎♂︎ = cf. exilis, with dark legs, &c., ant. 22 (one mounted) Colastes braconius 1♀︎. Eubadizon extensor 1♀︎. Opius vindex (or clarus?): a fine ♂︎, with 35-seg. antennae. O. cingulatus 1♂︎ O. irregularis 1♂︎. Phaenocarpa pratellae a reddish var. ant. 39, 1♂︎. Adelura flaviventrus & sylvia 1♀︎, each. Aspilota spp. 4 specimens: = A. dentifemur m. a minute ♀︎, with large head, dimple & 16-eg. ant. &c. A. sp. near cynipidis, but smaller, with smoother propodeum, mainly testaceous with black head, ant. 18/19, &c. A. fuscicornis & A. clara (?) 1♂︎ of each, ant. 19 & 20, the latter with larger head, &c. Dacnusa areolaris in hundreds. Mostly ♀︎♀︎. D. longiradialis 1 few. D. melanocera 1♂︎, ant. 25. Praon volucre? 7 or 8. 1 small ♂︎ & 1 small ♀︎ reddish on ventral surface, mounted, with ant. 21 & 19; also a larger black ♂︎, with 23-seg. ant. Proctos. 2 spp. only (not mounted)