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PBI TAS04

PBI TAS04. PBI collecting trip to Tasmania, Australia January 2004: TAS’04. The Frankland Range overlooking Lake Pedder. Map of Tasmania.

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PBI TAS04

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  1. PBI TAS04 PBI collecting trip to Tasmania, Australia January 2004: TAS’04 The Frankland Range overlooking Lake Pedder

  2. Map of Tasmania 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

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

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

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

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

  8. Aquatic collecting 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.” Headquarters Eucryphia lucida (Eucryphiaceae), leather wood tree “Honey from the Forest” Forest hives

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

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

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