In January 2002, Chris Lambkin and Noel Starick mounted a two week malaise trap program in Kosciuszko National Park, in the Australian Alps as the Diptera component of the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Biodiversity Blitz survey. Eight traps (four small and four large) were set at six sites, at elevations from 1400 m to 2100 m (in the snow). Dave Yeates and Jo Hamilton joined to help with the some of the sorting. Material was collected sorted, and labelled, and fly families identified. Therevids were sorted and identified to genus. Ninety therevids were collected including 30 Ectinorhynchus and 1 Johnmannia.

Kosciuszko National Park, Chris Lambkin with malaise trap in the snow in high summer.
Photo Noel Starick, CSIRO.

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