I expected Trichopfera to be abundant, as they are in Tasmania, but 

 this was not the case ; I took very few species, and these were identi- 

 cal with those found on the Snowy River at lower levels. 



We started on our descent at 3 p.m., and pitched our camp at 

 sunset at about 6000 feet, beside a swamp. Insects were flying in 

 abundance, principally of the species which I had already met with ; 

 a large mosquito was common within the precincts of the swamp, but 

 curiously, would not venture a yard outside it, which was fortunate. 



Amongst the Tineina represented were Statlimo'poda (two species, 

 both Tasmanian), Elachista, PJeiu^ota, and Zelleria, with several en- 

 demic Australian genera of (EcoplioridcB. During the night the wind 

 increased almost to a gale, and a part of our tent broke loose and 

 could not be secured, so that our rest was troubled. In the morning 

 more rain was evidently impending, and we made the best of our way 

 back, stopping occasionally for a few minutes' collecting, my best 

 capture being a beautiful green lodis ; the Station being reached after 

 a pretty rough scramble without mishap. The distance from the 

 Station to the summit is about 35 miles ; during the three days occu- 

 pied we were almost constantly in the saddle, the travelling being 

 necessarily slow, and the ground sometimes so rough that only horses 

 born to the work would face it. 



I remained ten days at Jindabyne, and made several shorter ex- 

 cursions to various parts of the same range, ascending to 5000 feet. 

 It was in one of these that I took the single specimen of the new 

 Telesio described below. Butterflies were very scarce, but Xenica 

 Kliigii abounded on the lower slopes. My best day's collecting was 

 on a peak 4700 feet high ; it was quite fine when 1 started with the 

 guide, but came on to rain as we approached the ground, and poured 

 in torrents for the rest of the day. The peak was capped by huge 

 granite boulders, amongst which grew a thin shrubby undergrowth ; 

 and, unpromising as the day appeared, insects were very plentiful, but 

 my net and boxes suffered considerably. A singular and beautiful 

 undescribed Geometer, allied to Aspilates, but superficially recalling a 

 Glyplwdes, occurred sitting on the rocks. I took also a new nearly 

 white Mimeseoptilus, and many Tortricina and CEcophoridcB. 



During the various excursions on the mountains I obtained over 

 60 new species of Lepidopiera, besides much information as to distri- 

 bution. The most important general result arrived at was that in this 

 Alpine fauna there was nothing of an extra- Australian character; 

 the species were in great part new, but belonged to the same genera 

 as are everywhere prevalent in the lowlands of Australia and Tasmania ; 



