Dave Yeates, Jo Hamilton, Noel Starick, and Chris Lambkin mounted a three week expedition to Black Braes National Park in north Queensland, Australia in November 2001. This isolated new National Park is about 300 km north of Charters Towers, and situated on a high plateau. 25 malaise traps were set and serviced at 13 sites; 10 in Black Braes NP and 3 at Undarra Volcanic National Park 300 km further north. Therevids were collected, sorted, critically point dried, pinned, labelled and identified using a preliminary key to genera. Over 1500 specimens of Therevidae in 11 genera of the Therevidae were identified, three undescribed, from the material collected during this expedition. A comparison of the Therevid biodiversity at two sites, both in dry creek beds, one at Undarra and one at Black Braes (approximately 300m higher elevation) was completed. All therevid material collected was entered into the ANIC Therevid database using BIOLINK. Dave Yeates wrote an article for Biologue, the news magazine of the Australian Biological Resources Study, on the expedition.

Undarra Volcanic National Park, Dave Yeates demonstrating Hocks malaise trap to
Ranger and park visitors. Photo Noel Starick, CSIRO.

Black Braes National Park, Chris lambkin setting up Sharkey malaise trap.
Photo Noel Starick, CSIRO.

Undarra Volcanic National Park, Chris Lambkin hilltopping. Photo Noel Starick, CSIRO.

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