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13th Oct. 1943 

A most perfect day, with cloudless sky & very hot sun, gentle wind - NNW in forenoon, SW-W in afternoon;  after a depression on 12th, with much rain during night.  In afternoon rode to head of upper reservoir in Glenasmole arriving at 3.30 & swept flat ground & edge of swamp for over an hour;  this flat ground now occupied by about 100 sheep & everything, even the sedges & horsetails nibbled down by the unfortunate creatures & so nice for the people who have to drink the water.  Many insects about!

Sandflat at head of upper reservoir, Glenasmole, Co. DU., 3.30-5.0 P.M.

Cryptinids  23, mostly ♂︎♂︎, including Hemiteles cf. apertus.  6 mounted as follows!
Atractodes tenebricosus (common) - 1 mtd., ant. 22 &
Leptocryptus  ♀︎, ant. 23.
Hemiteles sp.  ♀︎, ant. 21.
H. sp.  ♂︎, ant. 20.
H.  2♂︎♂︎, ant. both 19.

Stenomacrus ventralis  2♂︎♂︎, 3♀︎♀︎:  none mtd.
St. cf. vafer?  ♂︎, ant. 22.


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13-10-43, cont.  Glenasmole, DU., cont.

Promethes dorsalis  1♀︎, ant. 22
Homocidus signatus √  ♂︎, ant. 22
Mesochorus  ♂︎:  not mtd.
Gonotypus melanostoma Th.  ♀︎, ant. 25:  mounted on its back

Apanteles fulvipes group  2♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎:  all mtd.

Opius exilis  ♂︎, ant. 24
O. exilis?  ♀︎, ant. 24.
} I think these both same sp. though ♀︎ seems to have mouth open (? mandibles not closed;  both have distinct but quite smooth sternauli.  AWS. 20.2.46.

Phaenocarpa conspurcator  ♂︎♂︎ common (16 in sucker) but only 1♀︎ - all seen just emerged:  none mtd.
Ph. picinervis  4♂︎♂︎:  none mounted.
Aspilota tumida?  1♂︎, ant. 18.

Dacnusa areolaris group  8 (♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎) 4 mtd. ->
D. maculipes  ♂︎, ant. 22.
D. areolaris  ♂︎, ant. 19.
D. laevipectus?  very small ♂︎, ant. 21.
D. confinis?  ♂︎, ant. 23.
D. esbelta  3♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎, ant. 30, 30 & 30;  26 (♀︎).  This ♀︎ is D. polita nigra? but has nearly clear wings.

Aphidius spp.  3♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎:  1♂︎ (ant. 16) & the ♀︎ (ant. 13) mtd.  1♂︎ & ♀︎ mtd.  
♀︎ cf. A. dauci?, but legs entirely & basal 1/2 of antennae (13-seg.) pale;  ♂︎ ant. 15, body & legs nearly black.
Proctos  19:  6 mtd. = 
Chalcids  3 } none mtd.
Cynipids  3 | none mtd.
Coccinella