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2. 16th Sept. 1942. A fine, but windy day, warmer, after a couple of colder, clear sunny & windy days; wind SW. but NW-N the previous days. Insects very plentiful in shelter. Rode to Slade of Saggart, but owing to strong wind against us did not arrive till 4 PM. Swept in three areas on W. side of glen for 2 hours, as follows: - 1 = under tree on old road & including lower part of glade higher up road; & by stream further up. 2 = under tree higher up glen on top of river bank alongside road from Saggart mills 3 = under oaks (mainly) where old road joins Saggart road, including swampy place at head of glade & upper flat under trees, between the roads, lower down, to first field on Saggart road. Slade of Saggart, Co. DU. Taken at 1. [25 from 1 mounted & these labelled 10.12.1944!] (No aculeates seen, except Myrmica ruginodis & scabrinodis) Dicaelotus?, 1 black & 1 reddish ♀︎. Phaeogenes fulvitarsis 1 ♀︎. Cryptinids: only 4 including a small Hemiteles ♂︎ with small wings & 21-seg antennae Pimpla pomorum 1 ♀︎.