Isopteron sp.2 10mm 
(Tenebrionidae) under log 
Paederus angulicollis 
(Staphylinidae), in rolled bark 
on ground, defensive with tail 
arched over head, orange 
pronotum, green elytra 
Gonipterus scutellatus 
(Curculionidae) in Eucalyptus 
Prosopogmus chalybeipennis 
13mm (Carabidae) rotting log 
Trigonothops pacifica 9mm 
(Carabidae) pair of elytra 
under bark of E. globulus 
Sericesthis nigrolineata 12mm 
(Scarabaeidae) remains under 
bark in Huntsman 'nest' 
Lissotes sp. female head 
(Lucanidae) remains under 
bark in Huntsman 'nest' 
Snails - Kevin Bonham 
Spiders 
Stiphidium facetum 
(Stiphidiidae) in rolled bark on 
ground 
Miturga sp. probably agelenina 
(Miturgidae) 20mm female in 
rolled bark, looks like a large 
wolf spider 
'Breda' jovialis, (Salticidae) 
under bark of E. globulus 
Holoplatys sp. (Salticidae) under 
bark of E. globulus , black with 
pair of longitudinal abdominal 
grooves 
Sondra sp. (Salticidae) 
Supunna sp. (Corrinidae) (not S. 
picta ) in rolled bark, front 2 
pairs of legs orange 
Ambicodamus sororius 6mm ( 
Nicodaemidae) under 
elevated rock - ground was 
wet under rocks flat on the 
ground, which might explain 
their scarcity today 
Others 
Cormocephalus westwoodi, 
(Scolopendridae) Steel blue, 
10cm centipede under bark 
Cryptops sp. (Cryptopidae) 
orange- brown centipede 
under rocks 
Arachnocampa sp. probabably 
tasmaniensis (Diptera), glow¬ 
worm (fungus gnat larva) in 
rotting wood 
Chaerocaris paganus. Jewel bug 
(Hemiptera) under rotting log 
Cercophonius squama , Scorpion 
(Scorpionidae) under rock 
My previous searches in the Tinderbox Hills area have all been on sandstone or in degraded areas and I 
haven't found all that much. Along the less disturbed dolerite ridge I did much better, finding ten 
"native" species (and I suspect there are more to be found in the wetter gullies): 
Caryodes dufresnii 
Tasmaphena ruga 
Prolesophanta nelsonensis 
Paralaoma halli 
Paralaoma caputspinulae 
Planilaoma luckmanii 
"Allocharopa " sp "Barossa Hill" 
Pernagera tasmaniae 
Elsothera ricei 
Helicarion cuvieri 
I put quotes around "native" because I am not sure the common and widespread P. caputspinulae is 
actually a local - it might have been an import from New Zealand. The record of" Allocharopa " sp 
"Barossa Hill" is only its third locality on the western side of the Derwent, but not that surprising as this 
SE Tas endemic is common in similar habitats on Betsey Island and North Bruny. 
We also found a primitive pseudoscorpion and various beetles and met a friendly grey shrike-thrush in 
the wettest gully 
Looking for waders at Orielton Lagoon 5 September 2008 
- Excursion report by Els Hayward 
Twenty-four members car pooled and cruised around Orielton Lagoon’s birding hot spots for a day 
starting from Banjo’s in Sorell. There in the main street we watched two Swamp Harriers herald the start 
of the outing. On to Cemetery Point to search Suzie Island for the two resident Royal Spoonbills which 
are now in breeding plumage. On the lagoon were Musk Duck, Great-crested and Hoary-headed Grebes 
all of which seemed to disappear under the water as soon as a telescope had them in focus for others to 
see! From a distance and using Bill’s expression “the eye of faith”, we could make out 10 Eastern 
Curlew. These were upstaged by an immature Sea Eagle being chased off by a crowd of Kelp Gulls high 
in the clouds. 
Kevin was meanwhile searching (and finding), some snails under the litter below the nearby pine trees as 
Els was explaining the importance of the area for the remnant patches of Calocephalus citreus or lemon 
beauty heads and Vittadinia muelleri or narrow-leaf new-holland daisy. 
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club BULLETIN 332 Oct 2008 p5 
