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The Queensland Naturalist. August, 1935. 
‘‘GLOW-WORMS’’ AND OTHER INSECTS 
COLLECTED AT NUMINBAH, NERANG VALLEY, 
EASTER CAMP, QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS ’ 
CLUB, 1935. 
F. A. Perkins, B.Sc.Agr. 
Generally speaking, the insects were not plentiful, 
but a number of very interesting species were collected. 
Sweeping the bracken and grass along the side of the 
creek in the forest was the best collecting, and a nice 
series of Taeniochorista pallida E.P. (Order Mecoptera). 
a species which is found rarely in the neighbourhood of 
Brisbane during the autumn, was obtained. In the same 
place a long series of an undescribed species of Tepliritis 
was collected by sweeping the flower heads of Centhra- 
iherum muticum. Other well known species collected in 
this way included Cicadella albida (Fam. Cicadellidae), 
Laphria tectamus (Fam. Asilidae), Rasta hastata (Fam. 
Ditcyophoridae), Aprioda balyi (Fam. Chrysomelidae) . 
In the creek bed Plautia af finis (Fam. Pentatomidae). 
was exceedingly common on certain water weeds, and a 
number of specimens of that very handsome damsel fly 
Synlestes iveyersi were also caught. No Stone-flies and 
Sialidae, and very few May-flies and Caddis-flies were 
seen. Common Dragon-flies like Orthetrum caledonicuni 
and Diplacodes haematodes were very numerous, but the 
rare Diphlebia lestoides which was collected at Mt. Ed- 
wards the previous year, was not even seen. 
Another very rare insect collected was an unde- 
scribed species of Achilidae. This species, of which very 
few specimens are known, is easily the most handsome of 
a very beautiful family. 
On the way to the border some exceedingly large 
colonies of a Vespid wasp were seen on the face of a 
steep cliff overlooking the creek. After a great deal of 
trouble several specimens were obtained, and the species 
identified as Bliopalidia gregaria. 
Undoubtedly the most interesting insects found on 
the trip were the “ glow-worms ’ \ which were so common 
in the cave beneath the Natural Bridge in Cave Creek. 
Thousands of these insects were found in the darker 
parts of the cave, and until they were disturbed, provided 
a striking spectacle. They proved to be the larvae of a 
Mvcetophilidfly, similar to those found in the famous 
“ glow-w T orm ’ ’ eaves of Bundanoon in N.S.W., and Wai- 
tomo in N.Z. They have not previously been recorded 
from Queensland. 
