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277. 18th Aug. 1943. A dull, soft, very warm day with S.W. wind (fairly strong breeze!) but no sun; nearly raining at times but no rain fell, till 6 P.M., when a few spots in Glenasmole. In morning set insects! In afternoon we rode to Glenasmole, arriving at head of upper reservoir about 4 P.M. Collected there for about an hour in perfect conditions & then under trees & in swampy place between Moore's garden & river. Left there about 6.30, passing the lower dam at 6.40 & home at 7.9 with wind behind us. Glenasmole, Co. DU. 1 = Flat at head of upper reservoir. 2 = Under trees, &c. where much Cow Parsnip between Moore's garden & river from the ford to swamp. 3 = Swamp near river, but only S. end of it & did not collect as far down as the boat "dock". No aculeates seen except Bumbles & ants; many winged Myrmica (species?) swept everywhere; but no exampled; one ♂︎ Vespa sylvestris seen on Angelica! 278. 18.8.43, cont. Glenasmole, DU., cont. Taken at 1. [51 mounted from 1 & these labelled 17.12.1945!] Sawflies 2: both taken out near edge of water on flat, at 1. = Fenella nigrita? ♀︎. Pteronidea sp.? a small almost entirely testaceous ♂︎ Cryptinids 9, including Idiolispa analis, Hemiteles aperta? ♂︎. Three mounted as follows: Hemiteles ♀︎, ant. 17; no areolar nerve; short terebra. Hemiteles varitarsis, ♂︎, ant. 21. Hemiteles ? ♂︎, ant. 22. [[?Hadrodactylus]] sp. (no doubt same as taken here before!) very common amongst horsetails, &c. Promethes dorsalis 2♂︎♂︎ ant. 23 & 24 (rather dark!) & 1♀︎ ant. 22 (mtd. on back!) Homocidus bizonarius ♂︎, ant. 20. H. pallipes ♂︎, ant. 22. Exyston brevipetiolatus ♂︎, ant. 25: mtd. on back. [[strikethrough]] Stenomacrus [[/strikethrough]] This is I think a Hemiteles. I think! See above! A.W.S. ♀︎ with exserted & straight terebra!] Stenomacrus ♂︎, ant. 28. Gen. et sp.? ♀︎, ant. 29; matt red abd. like a Syndipnus = Gen. et sp.? ♂︎ mtd. on back; ant. 33; like a Perilissus = Campoplegids 3 Thersilochid 1