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251. 5th August 1943. A fine day, but glass low & did not recover from previous day's depression till late afternoon: day spoiled by heavy shower just after I arrived at Lucan which left everything wet & dripping & nearly completely spoiled collecting, although by staying there till 6.30 P.M. I did get doing some. In afternoon rode (alone) to Lucan, arriving about 2.30, shower 2.45 till 3.30, then fine. Swept in 3 areas after shower & in one before it came on, as below. Lucan Demesne, Co. DU. 1 = edge of river where around corner down to level of river bank: just before shower. 2 = under tree &c. ¼ mile above weir (near sandpit) along path by river, some off oaks. 3 = edge on river & path just below (downstream) station 2. 5.30 P.M. 4 = steep bank by path, under tree & river bank near dynamo house, below weir. 6.0 P.M. 252. 5.8.43, cont. Lucan, DU., cont. Taken at 1. [40 mtd. from 1 & these labelled 23.11.1945!] Salius exaltatus ♂︎ Anteon ♂︎ Myrmica laevinodis ☿ examined. Athalia cordata ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ examined. Black sp. on river bank = Selandria morio ✓ ♂︎ ♀︎ Nemetine ♀︎ near burdock on bank of river = Pachynematus obdactus ✓ ♀︎ ♀︎ Barichneumon? ♂︎ : not mtd. Cryptinids 10: only 3 mtd. = Pezomachus ♂︎, ant. 20. Leptocryptus ♂︎, red : ant. 24. Phygadeoun? ♂︎, ant. 21 = Schizopyga atra? ♀︎, ant. 25. Acrodactyla degener ♀︎, ant. 21. Stenomacrus cf. morio? ♂︎, ant. 22. Promethes laticarpus ♂︎: not mtd. Tryphon elongator ♂︎: not mtd. Thersilochid ♀︎, ant. 17 = Mesochorus ♀︎, ant. 40; reddish Campoplegid ♂︎: not mtd.