1. PBI TAS 04 The Frankland Range overlooking Lake Pedder PBI collecting trip to Tasmania, Australia January 2004: TAS’04

2. Our collecting route for Miridae and aquatic Heteroptera practically circled the island. Starting in Hobart, we returned in 14 days after sampling the diverse south temperate habitats of “Tassie” Hobart Habour and River Derwent Map of Tasmania

3. Personnel The “TAS’04” team was senior scientist Michael Schwartz (storing plant bugs) and doctoral candidate Paul P. Tinerella, from North Dakota State University (in action) Mount Wellington: Organ Pipes

4. We sampled habitats which included alpine heath lands of the central highlands, typified by the Cradle Mountain area,... Cradle Mt Nothofagus gunnii (Fagaceae) Epacris sp. ? (Epacridaceae) Near Huon Campground Cradle Mountain

5. ... tall eucalyptus as found in the Arve River forest and Hartz Mountain,... Arve Rive r Acacia sp.,(Leguminosae) nr Russell Falls Headquarters Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. (Myrtaceae) Telopea truncata,waratah (Proteaceae), Lake Esperance Eucalyptus sp., Recherche Bay Russell Falls

6. ... temperate rainforest and moorlands of Southwest National Park,... Southwestern NP Granville Harbour tall heath near Couta Rocks Paul collecting in pond surrounded by heath Heath with yellow flower and red fruit Mick Murphy’s fishing boat at Couta Rocks

7. … and the temperate forest of Freycinet National Park in the low-lying eastern region. Friendly Beaches Friendly Beaches heath landStorm near ExeterCasuarina wet with dew Spiky Bridge near Swansea Devils Kitchen, Tasman Peninsula

8. Aquatic collectin g Although plant bug collecting was difficult in the rain, Paul never had a day off. His quarry are aquatic after all. Dip net samples included the corixids Micronecta tasmanica Wroblewski (top right) and Diaprepocoris pedderensis Knowles (bottom right)

9. Honey from the Forest Tasmania has a thriving leather wood honey industry. We found it fascinating that hives were set in dense forest for honey bees. By chance we stopped in at the “Tasmanian Honey Co.” offices in Perth for some excellent “samples.” Eucryphia lucida (Eucryphiaceae), leather wood tree Forest hives Headquarters “Honey from the Forest”

10. Casuarina bugs Allocasuarina monilifera (Casuarinaceae) with Ommatodema sp. (Mirini)

11. Leptospermum bugs Leptospermum sp. (Myrtaceae) with undescribed leucophoropterine phyline plant bug

12. Melaleuca bugs Melaleuca sp. (Myrtaceae) with undescribed phyline plant bug

13. NTO’s Some ‘none-target-organisms’ encountered during our travels Kurrawong, Lake St. Clair Green rosella, Lake Pedder Chalet Pademellon, Edger Campground Wombat, Cradle Mountain Echidna, Cradle Mountain

14. Coral lichen and moth Paul found this exquisite specimen of the coral lichen, Cladia retpora at Cradle Mt. Nat’l Park, a burnett moth alighted on the lichen providing an incredible photo opportunity

15. Tasman Peninsula Fire Melaleuca and Eucalyptus forest on the Tasman Peninsula in before and after fire photographs taken just a couple of years apart

16. Trip Results Lake Saint Clair, Lake Saint Clair – Cradle Mountain National Park Trip results 46 localities 58 hosts > 2,000 Miridae