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256. 6th May 1948 (Thursday). A most beautiful day - the best for some time & nearly all sunny; milder than of late, but fairly strong W. breeze. In afternoon drove to Glenasmole & walked up to head of upper reservoir, which was practically at high water mark. Swept insects in two areas, as follows:- 1 = side of path from caretakers lodge (now Mr. Murphy, formerly Mr Moore!) to W. end of upper dams. 2 = Willows by shore of reservoir above the boat "dock" for 200 yards, & willows, &c. along shore (H. Water Mark!) at head of upper reservoir. [20 mtd. from 1 & these labelled on 15.9.1951.] Insects swept at 1, Glenasmole, Co. DU. 3.0-3.30 P.M. Dipteron = Phaeogenid ♀︎ = Aethecerus discolor Wesm. A.W.S. 23.9.51. Cryptinids 4♂︎♂︎: 3 mtd. = Phaeogenes? sp. ♂︎, ant. 21. Phaeogenes? sp. ♂︎, ant. 22. Hemiteles? sp. ♂︎, ant. 25. Orthocentrus cf. asper ♂︎, ant. 24. Colastes braconius 2♀︎♀︎: not mtd. Apanteles vitripennis? ♀︎, A.W.S. 23.9.1951. Earinus ochripes? ♂︎, ant. 34; legs rather dark! 257. 6.5.48, cont. Glenasmole, DU., cont. Taken at 1, cont. Microctonus sp. ♂︎: not mtd. Aspilota spp. 6 = A. cf. crassifemur m. ♂︎, ant. 26. A. nigrescens ♂︎ & ♀︎, ant. 19 & 16. A. fuscicornis Hal. ♂︎, ant. 16. A. sp. near sciurella but prop. smoother, hind tarsi shorter, &c. ♀︎, ant. 22. A. (Synaldis) sp. ♀︎, ant. 16 Dacnusa laevipectus? 2♂︎♂︎, not mtd. D. pubescens 1♂︎, not mtd. D. longiradialis ♀︎, with very long sinuous radius! Ant. 21. D. aphanta ♂︎: not mtd. Ephedrus lacertosus 1 small ♂︎; rather dark legs, ant. 11. Praon 2♀︎♀︎, cf. abjectum & volucre: none mtd. Monoctonus caricis 7♀︎♀︎: none mtd. Aphidius 4♂︎♂︎, 1♀︎: ♀︎ only mtd. = A. renominatus? small ♀︎, ant. 15. Proctos 3: none mtd. Chalcids 4, including one with bristly antennae & one Mymarid, these last 2 only mounted = Cynipids 3: not mtd. Hemipteron = Elasmostethus griscus, var. with no trace of ted colour.