By Professor Gerry Cassis

Journal articles

Cheng M; Mututantri A; Cassis G, 2012, 'Myrtlemiris, a new genus and new species of Australian plant bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae): Systematics, phylogeny and host associations', Systematic Entomology, 37, pp. 305 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00621.x

Cassis G; Cheng M; Tatarnic NJ, 2012, 'Systematics of the plantbug genus Irianocoris Carvalho (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae: Austromirini)', Entomologica Americana, 118, pp. 157 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1664/12-RA-039.1

Cassis G; Schuh R, 2012, 'Systematics, biodiversity, biogeography and host plant associations of the plant bug family Miridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera).', Annual Review of Entomology, 57, pp. 377 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-121510-133533

Tatarnic NJ; Cassis G, 2012, 'The Halticini of the world (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae): generic reclassification, phylogeny, and host plant associations', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 164, pp. 558 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00770.x

Cassis G; Elias M; Namyatova A, 2011, 'A new genus and two new species of Orthotylinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) from central Australia.', Zootaxa, 2927, pp. 38 - 48

Cassis G; Powell F; Hochuli D, 2011, 'A new host and additional localities for the rare psyllid Acizzia keithi Taylor and Moir (Hemiptera: Psyllidae).', Australian Journal of Entomology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00823.x

Powell F; Hochuli D; Symonds C; Cassis G, 2011, 'Are psyllids affiliated with the threatened plants Acacia ausfeldii, A. dangarensis and A. gordonii at risk of coextinction?', Austral Ecology, 37, pp. 140 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02257.x

Noack AE; Cassis G; Rose HA, 2011, 'Systematic revision of Thaumastocoris Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae)', Zootaxa, 3121, pp. 1 - 60

Cassis G; Symonds C; Tatarnic NJ, 2011, 'Systematics of the moth larval-feeding genus Kundakimuka Cassis (Heteroptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae: Termatophylini).', Heteropterus Revista de Entomologia

Cassis G; Symonds C, 2011, 'Systematics, biogeography and host plant associations of the lace bug genus Lasiacantha Stål in Australia (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae)', Zootaxa, 2818, pp. 1 - 63, http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02818p063f.pdf

Tatarnic NJ; Cassis G, 2011, 'The thread-legged bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands', Zootaxa, 2967, pp. 21 - 43

Cassis G; Schuh RT, 2010, 'Systematic methods, fossils, and relationships within Heteroptera (Insecta)', Cladistics, 26, pp. 262 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00283.x

Cassis G; Symonds C; Tatarnic NJ, 2010, 'A remarkable new species of stone-dwelling Orthotylini (Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae) from Australia.', Zootaxa, 2485, pp. 58 - 68, http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/1/zt02485p068.pdf

Weirauch C; Cassis G, 2010, 'Comparative trichome morphology in feather-legged assassin bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Holoptilinae).', Zoologischer Anzeiger, 248, pp. 237 - 253

van Doesburg P; Cassis G; Monteith G, 2010, 'Discovery of a living fossil: a new xylastodorine species rom New Caledonia (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) and first record of the subfamily from the eastern Hemisphere.', Zoologische Mededelingen, 84, pp. 93 - 115

Cassis G; Schuh R, 2010, 'Systematic methods, fossils, and relationships within Heteroptera (Insecta).', Cladistics: the International Journal of the Willi Hennig Society, 25, pp. 1 - 19

Cassis G; Wall M, 2010, 'Systematics and phylogeny of the Hatchet-head plant bug genus Myrmecoroides Gross (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae).', Entomologica Americana, 116, pp. 29 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1664/09-RA-003.1

Cassis G; Christie FJ; Hochuli D, 2010, 'Urbanization affects the trophic structure of arboreal arthropod communities.', Urban Ecosystems, 13, pp. 169 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-009-0115-x

Ashcroft M; Gollan J; Faith DP; Carter G; Lassau S; Ginn S; Bulbert M; Cassis G, 2010, 'Using Generalised Dissimilarity Models and many small samples to improve the efficiency of regional and landscape scale invertebrate sampling.', ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS, 5, pp. 124 - 132

Cassis G; Monteith G, 2009, 'A new genus and species of Cylapinae from New Caledonia with re-analysis of the Vannius complex phylogeny (Heteroptera: Miridae)', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 52, pp. 13 - 26

Weirauch C; Cassis G, 2009, 'Frena and druckknopf: a synopsis of two fore wing-to-body coupling mechanisms in Heteropterodea (Hemiptera)', Insect Systematics and Evolution, 40, pp. 229 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631209X458349

Slater J; Schuh R; Cassis G; Pedraza-Pealosa P; Johnson CA, 2009, 'Revision of Laryngodus Herrich-Schaeffer, an Allocasuarina feeder, with comments on its biology and the classification of the family (Heteroptera:Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae)', Invertebrate Systematics, 23, pp. 111 - 133

Perdikis D; Garantonakis N; Kitsis P; Giatropoulos A; Paraskevopoulos A; Cassis G; Panagakis S, 2009, 'Studies on the damage potential of Closterotomus trivialis and Aphanosoma italicum on olive fruit setting', Bulletin of Insectology, 62, pp. 215 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10340-009-0277-6

Gollan J; Ashcroft M; Cassis G; Donnelly A; Lassau S, 2009, 'Testing common habitat-based surrogates of invertebrate diversity in a semi-arid rangeland', Biodiversity and Conservation, 18, pp. 1147 - 1159

Cassis G, 2008, 'JACK LATTIN: A STUDENT'S IMPRESSION', PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, 110, pp. 842 - 844, http://dx.doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797-110.4.842

Webber BL; Curtis ASO; Cassis G; Woodrow IE, 2008, 'Flowering morphology, phenology and flower visitors of the Australian rainforest tree Ryparosa kurrangii (Achariaceae)', Australian Entomologist, 35, pp. 7 - 17

Tatarnic NJ; Cassis G, 2008, 'Revision of the plant bug genus Coridromius signoret (Insecta : Heteroptera : Miridae)', BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, pp. 3 - 95, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000258889800001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Cassis G; Weirauch C, 2008, 'A new species and first record of Dilatops Weirauch (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae) from New Caledonia', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 52, pp. 119 - 122

Cassis G, 2008, 'Jack Lattin: A Student’s Impression', Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 110, pp. 845 - 939

Tatarnic NJ; Cassis G, 2008, 'Revision of the plant bug genus Coridromius Signoret (Insecta : Heteroptera : Miridae)', Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 315, pp. 1 - 95

Cassis G; Symonds C, 2008, 'Systematics, biogeography and host associations of the lace bug genus Inoma (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae)', Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 48, pp. 433 - 484, http://www.aemnp.eu/PDF/48_2/Cassis.pdf

Cassis G, 2008, 'The Lattinova complex of austromirine plant bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Orthotylinae)', Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 110, pp. 845 - 939

Wilkie L; Cassis G; Gray M, 2007, 'The effects on terrestrial arthropod communities of invasion of a coastal heath ecosystem by the exotic weed bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata L.)', Biological Invasions, 9, pp. 477 - 498

Tatarnic NJ; Cassis G; Hochuli DF, 2006, 'Traumatic insemination in the plant bug genus Coridromius signoret (Heteroptera: Miridae)', Biology Letters, 2, pp. 58 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0394

Schuh RT; Cassis G; Guilbert E, 2006, 'Description of the first recent macropterous species of vianaidinae (heteroptera: Tingidae) with comments on the phylogenetic relationships of the family within the cimicomorpha', Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 114, pp. 38 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1664/0028-7199(2006)114[38:dotfrm]2.0.co;2

Cassis G; Monteith G, 2006, 'A new genus and species of Cylapinae (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae) from New Caledonia, with re-analysis of the genera', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 52, pp. 13 - 26

Cassis G; Silveira R, 2006, 'A new species and first record of toadbug (Gelastocoridae) from New Caledonia and Zoogeography', Russian Entomological Journal, 15, pp. 1 - 6

Cassis G; Eyles A, 2006, 'An overview of New Zealand Deraeocorinae with descriptions of a new genus and a new species of Termatophylini (Insecta: Heteroptera: Deraeocorinae)', Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 17, pp. 39 - 48

Weirauch C; Cassis G, 2006, 'Attracting ants: the trichome and novel glandular areas on the sternum of Ptilocnemus lemur (Insecta: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Holoptolinae)', Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 114, pp. 28 - 37

Sanchez JA; Cassis G; Martinez-cascales JI, 2006, 'Description of a new species of Dicyphus Fieber (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) from Portugal based on morphological and molecular data', Insect Systematics and Evolution, 37, pp. 281 - 300

Schuh R; Cassis G; Guilbert E, 2006, 'First macropterous Viannaidae (Insecta: Heteroptera: Tingoidea)', Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 114, pp. 38 - 53

Cassis G; Vanags L, 2006, 'Jewel bugs of Australia (Insecta, Heteroptera, Scutelleridae)', Hug the bug—For love of true bugs. Festschrift zum

Moulds T; Cassis G, 2006, 'Review of Australian species of Peritropis (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae)', Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 52, pp. 171 - 190

Tatarnic NJ; Cassis G; Hochuli D, 2006, 'Sexual conflict and traumatic insemination in plant bugs', Biology Letters, 2, pp. 58 - 61

Martinez-cascales JI; Cenis JL; Cassis G, 2006, 'Species identity of Macrolophus melanotoma (Costa 1853) and Macrolophus pygmaeus (Rambur 1839) (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) based on morphological and molecular data and bionomic implications', Insect Systematics and Evolution, 37, pp. 385 - 404

Harris R; Cassis G; Auld T; Hutton I, 2005, 'Floristics and structure of the mossy cloud forest of Mt Gower summit, Lord Howe Island', Pacific Conservation Biology, 11, pp. 246 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PC050246

Lassau S; Hochuli D; Cassis G; Reid CAM, 2005, 'Effects of habitat complexity on forest beetle diversity: do functional groups respond consistently?', Diversity and Distributions, 11, pp. 73 - 82

Lassau S; Cassis G; Flemons P; Wilkie L; Hochuli D, 2005, 'Using high-resolution multi-spectral imagery to estimate habitat complexity in open canopy forests: can we predict ant community patterns?', Ecography, 28, pp. 495 - 504

Ferrier S; Powell GVN; Richardson KS; Manion G; Overton JM; Allnutt TF; Cameron SE; Mantle K; Burgess ND; Faith DR; Lamoreux JF; Kier G; Hijmans RJ; Funk VA; Cassis GA; Fisher BL; Flemons P; Lees D; Lovett JC; Van Rompaey RSAR, 2004, 'Mapping more of terrestrial biodiversity for global conservation assessment', BioScience, 54, pp. 1101 - 1109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[1101:MMOTBF]2.0.CO;2

Cassis G; Silveira R, 2004, 'A redescription of Nerthra tuberculata (Montandon) (Heteroptera: Gelastocoridae: Nerthrinae) and a discussion of its phylogenetic position', Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 111, pp. 194 - 201

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