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were found inhabiting the weed which 
closely covered the bottom of Wedge 
Bay in depths ranging from five to fif¬ 
teen fathoms. An interesting collec¬ 
tion of fishes were obtained, including a 
number of pipo fishes. It will be re¬ 
membered that a new genus of these 
fishes (Histiogamphelus brigasi) was 
found by the club at Wineglass Bay. 
Mention must be made of the fact that 
in the deeper waters a 1’ycnogonid of 
orange colour, as yet unnamed, was 
found in association with a by drozoon. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL REPORT 
By G. H. Hardy, Assistant Curator, Tasmanian Museum. 
The entomologists at the Field Natural- 
ist camps are on the increase. Tins yejii* 
their number was added to by the addi¬ 
tion of a lady entomologist (Miss Olive 
'Harris , who was col lotting specimens for 
a nature study exhibit. Unfortunately, 
weather conditions prevented systematic 
collecting for now species, and very little 
special material was taken. One insect 
forms a conundrum, and we have been 
unable to decide whether it is a moth or 
cad is fly. Ultimately it will lie found to 
be a codisfly. I think, but the specimen 
is not in good condition nor sufficiently 
bad to enable the family to be determin¬ 
ed with certainty without risk ol further 
damage. The bind wings are more hairy 
than scaly, and thi-, allied with the more 
<>r less complex venation, would deter¬ 
mine the specimen to be cadisfly, but 
tho forewings are far more scaly than 
hairy, giving a motli-like look abouit the 
insect enough to deceive anyone. 
One specimen of the blood-sucking lep- 
tid was taken by Mr. Cole, thus confirm¬ 
ing the report that this insect occurs in 
the Wedge Bay district. This species 
(Spaniopsis tabaniformis. White) was first 
taken at Wineglass Bay camp in 1911. 
when 13 specimens were taken. The speci¬ 
men from Wedge Bay is the fourteenth 
known of the species. 
The capture? were not extensive m 
numbers, Mr. Cole’s collection containing 
61 specimens, whilst mine contained only 
57. Miss Harris t-oolc 22. all of which 
had special interest from a nature study 
point of view. In this series a green and 
a brown grasshopper first attract atten¬ 
tion, one living amongst green vegeta¬ 
tion and the other on drier ground, each 
well fitted in colour for protective pur¬ 
poses. Another object for remark con¬ 
sists of a pair of long horned locusts, a 
species reported to have been especially 
prized amongst the aborigines of Tas¬ 
mania as a delicacy far the palate; in¬ 
deed, the look of the insect would con¬ 
vince Us this report is founded upon 
truth, for the locust has a fat, succulent, 
ami juicy appearance—-enough to make 
the mouth water! This insect is wing- 
less, and often seen under loose bark ot 
trees, in which manner one was found. 
The second specimen, a female with a. 
long sabre-like ovipositor, one-third the 
total length, was taken in one ot the 
ladies’ tents, the occupants of winch call¬ 
ed Miss Harris to the rescue, for some¬ 
how they failed to realise the windfall 
was a tasty morsel, and mistook the in¬ 
truder to be a dangerous insect. 
The click-beetle, which when placed 
upon its back jumps in the air; chafer 
beetles, with tneir fan-like an ten use; 
"Damoiselle" dragon flies, with tneir 
gauze-like wings; weevils, with their 
Tong snouts: paropsis, with their lady¬ 
bird-like appearance; carabids or ground 
beetles; and a beautiful little liemip- 
teron were none the less interesting, each 
forming an object of nature well worthy 
of study. 
The mosquito met with was the banded¬ 
winged species, and was only too com¬ 
mon round our terns. Although a largo 
number were caught, only two were 
brought back, the others, captured in 
the usual unentomological manner, were 
rendered useless «s specimens. 
