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315. 26th August 1942. A very fine day with E-SE wind, rather strong in afternoon, but soft & warm, with much very hot sun; after a depression on 24th, 25th with very heavy rain. In afternoon rode to Glenasmole & went up to head of upper reservoir where collected for over an hour; also collected on west side of upper reservoir & on right bank of river below foot bridge below upper dam. Glenasmole, Co. DU. 1 = flat at head of upper reservoir. 2 = west shore of upper reservoir near where boat is moored. 3 = right bank of river below footbridge, under trees &c. Taken at 1. [15 mounted from 1 & these labelled 30/11/44!] Very few bumbles on Purple Loosestrife where usually many at this season; no doubt because of recent heavy rain. Many ♂︎♂︎ must have been killed off. Cryptinids. 11, including some small black ♂︎♂︎ (Hemiteles √ ant. 20); also 1♀︎ which has venation like Stenomacrus, with short areolar nerve = Hemiteles pseudominutus? ♀︎ ant. 18 & Also 1 red ♂︎ ant. 26, cf. Microcryptus with white-marked face. 316. 26.8.42, cont. Glenasmole, DU. Taken at 1, cont. Pimpla turionellae group: 1♀︎ = flavicoxis Th.? P. brevicornis 2♂︎♂︎. Promethes sulcator ♂︎. P. laticarpus ♂︎. Homocidus obscuripes ♂︎. H. nigritarsis ♂︎ Hadrodactylus paludicola? ♂︎ ant. 45, common amongst Equisetum (same species as taken here on 30.7.42?) Stenomacrus ♀︎ with exserted terebra = Campoplegids 6. Mesochorus 1♂︎ Helictes ♂︎, ant. 26, dark legs =