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305. 19.8.42, cont. Glenasmole, DU., cont. Taken at 3 (not 4! A.W.S.) - see p. 304, ante. [Only 5 mounted from 3 & these labelled 23.11.44.] Cryptinid ♂︎. Bassus tricinctus ♂︎. Promethes pulchellus ♂︎. Mesochorus ♂︎. Rhogas circumscriptus? ♂︎, ant. 40. Aspilota cf. prona 1♀︎, very small, ant. 18. Dacnusa areolaris common. D. hera Nixon: a nice ♀︎, ant. 29, no doubt off or about nettles. Praon volucre 1♂︎. Proctos. 5. (2 mounted). Cynipid. 1. 306. 23rd. Aug. 1942. A very fine day - the best for some time after a cold clean moonlight night. Gentle N.W. breeze in morning, sun & cloud alternating during the day, very hot in places. Rode to Blessington where arrived about 12.30 noon & at 3.0 P.M. went on to Glending where collected till about 5.30. On way home ran into NE-E breeze off the sea which had caused a jam over the hills & over Dublin. On way down Slade of Saggart could see the smoke of Dublin & a kind of sea-mist drifting up the Liffey Valley as far as Lucan while the higher groundabout Tallaght was quite clear & free from smoke or mist. Collected in 4 areas a follows 1 = Blessington: slope to where old road runs down into the water of the new reservoir. Co WI. 2 = just east of 1, swampy field sheltered by belt of trees sloping down to new reservoir, half way between Blessington & the new bridge. Co. WI. 3 = Glending: S. side of pond and drain W. of same under hedge, at head of the overflow channel, Co. KD. 4 = Glending: in wood (remains of) & near plantation on WI side of boundary wall, in upper part of channel. Co. WI.