18 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
Diphucephala pulchella, Bl., and Belus suturalis, Bois. Under 
logs around Jindabyne many interesting Heteromera were 
captured. On the very edge of the Snowy River amongst the 
shingles and refuse some interesting Carabide came to light. 
These included the graceful Hudalia macleayi, Bates, and 
another of the same genus, but which differs from the species 
named in having black legs and a stouter build. 
Through inability to get pack-horses for our mountain trip, we 
were compelled to wait a whole week in our Jindabyne camp— 
not withoutinterestof many kinds. Perhapsthe most productive 
collecting was done on the road leading at right angles to the 
Snowy River towards the Little Threadbo route, via Mr. Smart’s 
homestead. About two miles from Jindabyne the road ascends 
steeply amongst some fine Hucalypts. The loose bark on these 
trees was extraordinarily prolific in Coleoptera—Tenebrionide, 
Cleride, Cistelidee and small Carabide being especially abundant. 
Further on the road passes through paddocks in which a few 
speciments of Carenwm levigatum, Macl., were found, and along 
the moister ground near the creek (near Mr. McHvoy’s farm) 
some interesting forms occurred, Sarticus monarensis, Sl., and 
Promecoderus inornatus, Macl., being in considerable numbers. 
Bush-whacking produced some interesting weevils, which 
included, among others, Gerynassa affinis, Bl., Cyttalia sydney- 
ensts, Bl., and U. erichsoni, Pasc. Some interesting Amycterids 
were picked up from under the many logs that bestrewed the 
paddocks. ‘These last included Sclerorrhinus tristis? Germ., and. 
Pesalidura elongata, Macl., besides many specimens of a small 
Cubicorrhyncus. Our tent at night proved fatally attractive to 
several smaller beetles, Dasytes fuscipennis, Hope, and Apate 
excavata ? Wea, being regular visitors, while single specimens 
of Titena sp., and Phacodes personatus, Hr., were thus captured. 
After a week of Jindabyne we were not sorry to make the 
promised start for Kosciusko. The journey occupied the best 
paft of a long day—that is if you have nothing better to ride 
than a worn out hat-peg of a “ Rosinante” provided by the 
local guides (mine actually came to a standstill from sheer 
exhaustion some miles before reaching Betts’ Camp, and I had 
to take the packhorse as an agreeable change). This will explain 
why collecting was only possible for the half-hour spent at 
Sawpit Creek, about 4,000ft. altitude. Here, however, is a fine 
district for Carabides and Heteromera. Amongst the former we 
took Notonomus muelleri, Sl., and N. atripennas, Sl., and of the 
latter Adeliwm monticola, Bl., and Coripera geminata. Lea. 
A collector to do Kosciusko properly should camp at least at 
three different elevations, and certainly Sawpit Creek should be 
one of these. It was with great regret both in ascending 
and descending’so much delay, was caused by the guide’s late 
start, that I could spend but little time in this prolific part of 
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