Publications


Cheng, L. N., & Mishra, H. (2022). Why did only one genus of insects, Halobates, take to the high seas? Plos Biology, 20(4), 11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001570
Chang, J. J. M., Ip, Y. C. A., Cheng, L. N., Kunning, I., Mana, R. R., Wainwright, B. J., & Huang, D. W. (2022). High-throughput sequencing for life-history sorting and for bridging reference sequences in marine Gerromorpha (Insecta: Heteroptera). Insect Systematics and Diversity, 6(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab024
Wang, W. Y., Chang, J. J. M., Norris, R., Huang, D. W., & Cheng, L. N. (2021). Distinct population histories among three unique species of oceanic skaters Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Marine Biology, 168(10), 15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03944-6
Mahadik, G. A., Hernandez-Sanchez, J. F., Arunachalam, S., Gallo, A., Cheng, L., Farinha, A. S., Thoroddsen, S. T., Mishra, H., & Duarte, C. M. (2020). Superhydrophobicity and size reduction enabled Halobates (Insecta: Heteroptera, Gerridae) to colonize the open ocean. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64563-7
Roman-Palacios, C., Damgaard, J., Cheng, L., Moreira, F. F. F., Ikawa, T., Weir, T. A., & Zettel, H. (2020). Molecular phylogeny of sea-skaters (Halobates Eschscholtz, 1822), relationship between Halobatini and Metrocorini, and a catalogue of the subfamily Halobatinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae). Insect Systematics & Evolution, 51(2), 139–240. https://doi.org/10.1163/1876312x-00002197
Cheng, L. N., & Huang, D. W. (2014). Discovery of the flightless marine midge Pontomyia (Diptera: Chironomidae) at Christmas Island, Australia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 93–96.
Huang, D., Cranston, P. S., & Cheng, L. (2014). A complete species phylogeny of the marine midge Pontomyia (Diptera : Chironomidae) reveals a cosmopolitan species and a new synonym. Invertebrate Systematics, 28(3), 277–286. https://doi.org/10.1071/IS13059
Engels, M., Correia, L., Piwinski, S., Cheng, L. N., & Zettler, E. (2014). Seasonal and decadal changes in distribution patterns of Halobates (Hemiptera: Gerridae) populations in the eastern tropical Pacific. Marine Biology, 161(6), 1241–1250. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2414-x
Appeltans, W., Ahyong, S. T., Anderson, G., Angel, M. V., Artois, T., Bailly, N., Bamber, R., Barber, A., Bartsch, I., Berta, A., Blazewicz-Paszkowycz, M., Bock, P., Boxshall, G., Boyko, C. B., Brandao, S. N., Bray, R. A., Bruce, N. L., Cairns, S. D., Chan, T. Y., … Costello, M. J. (2012). The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology, 22(23), 2189–2202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036
Goldstein, M. C., Rosenberg, M., & Cheng, L. N. (2012). Increased oceanic microplastic debris enhances oviposition in an endemic pelagic insect. Biology Letters, 8(5), 817–820. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0298
Leo, S. S. T., Cheng, L., & Sperling, F. A. H. (2012). Genetically separate populations of the ocean-skater Halobates sericeus (Heteroptera: Gerridae) have been maintained since the late Pleistocene. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 105(4), 797–805. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01836.x
Ikawa, T., Okabe, H., & Cheng, L. N. (2012). Skaters of the seas - comparative ecology of nearshore and pelagic Halobates species (Hemiptera: Gerridae), with special reference to Japanese species. Marine Biology Research, 8(10), 915–936. https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2012.705848
Cheng, L. N., Damgaard, J., & Garrouste, R. (2012). The sea-skater Halobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae) - probable cause for extinction in the Mediterranean and potential for re-colonisation following climate change. Aquatic Insects, 34, 45–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650424.2012.643024
Huang, D. W., & Cheng, L. N. (2011). The flightless marine midge Pontomyia (Diptera: Chironomidae): ecology, distribution, and molecular phylogeny. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 162(2), 443–456. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2010.00680.x
Cheng, L., Baars, M. A., & Smith, A. (2011). Life on the High Seas: The Bug Darwin Never Saw. Antenna, 35(1), 36–42.
Cheng, L., SPEAR, L. B., & AINLEY, D. G. (2010). Importance of marine insects (Heteroptera: Gerridae, Halobates spp.) as prey of eastern tropical Pacific seabirds. Marine Ornithology, 38(2), 91–95.
Satoh, A., & Cheng, L. (2009). A new record of Pontomyia pacifica (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Okinawa, Japan. Biological Magazine Okinawa, 47, 47–48.
Garrouste, R., & Cheng, L. (2009). Les punaises marines Halobates. In L. Charpy (Ed.), Clipperton, Environement et Biodiversitè d’un Microcosme Océanique. (Vol. 68, pp. 119–126). MHNH.
Cheng, L. N. (2008). Nils and Halobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae). Insect Systematics & Evolution, 39(4), 475–479. https://doi.org/10.1163/187631208794760876
Ikawa, T., Onodera, S., Okabe, H., Hoshizaki, S., & Cheng, L. N. (2007). Occurrence and density of Halobates micans (Hemiptera : Gerridae) in the eastern South Indian Ocean. Entomological Science, 10(2), 213–215. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-8298.2007.00215.x
Cheng, L. N., Yang, C. M., Li, D. Q., & Liu, H. M. (2006). Aquatic heteroptera (Insecta : Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 54(2), 203–214.
Cheng, L. (2006). A bug on the ocean waves (Heteroptera, Gerridae, Halobates Eschscholtz). In W. Rabitsch (Ed.), Hug the bug – For love of true bugs. Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag von Ernst Heiss. (Vol. 19, pp. 1033–1040). Denisia.
Ikawa, T., Okabe, H., Hoshizaki, S., Kamikado, T., & Cheng, L. (2004). Distribution of the oceanic insects Halobates (Hemiptera : Gerridae) off the south coast of Japan. Entomological Science, 7(4), 351–357. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-8298.2004.00083.x
Andersen, N. M., & Cheng, L. (2004). The marine insect Halobates (Heteroptera : Gerridae): Biology, adaptations, distribution, and phylogeny. In R. N. Gibson, R. J. A. Atkinson, & J. D. M. Gordon (Eds.), Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Vol 42 (Vol. 42, pp. 119–179). Crc Press-Taylor & Francis Group.
Yang, C., Kovac, D., & Cheng, L. (2004). Insecta: Hemiptera, Heteroptera. In C. M. Yule & H.-S. Yong (Eds.), Freshwater invertebrates of the Malaysian region (pp. 457–490). Akademi Sains Malaysia.
Cheng, L. (2004). Marine insects and the sea-skater Halobates (Hemiptera: Gerridae). In J. L. Capinera (Ed.), Encyclopedia of entomology (Vol. 2, pp. 1346–1349). Kluwer Academic.
Cheng, L. (2004). The Fightless Marine Midge, Pontomyia (Diptera : Chironomidae) with a First Record from the Republic of the Maldives, Indian Ocean. In G. T. Gujar (Ed.), Contemporary Trends in Insect Science (pp. 52–59). Campus Books International.
Petrakis, P. V., Tsoukatou, M., Vagias, C., Roussis, V., & Cheng, L. N. (2003). Evolution probing for semiochemicals based on secondary metabolites in the cuticles of three species of Halobates (Heteroptera : Gerridae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 80(4), 671–688. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00267.x
Cheng, L. (2003). Marine Insects. In V. H. Resh & R. T. Cardé (Eds.), Encyclopedia of insects (pp. 679–682). Academic Press.
Cheng, L., & Mathis, W. N. (2003). Marine insects of Guam: Heteroptera and Diptera. Micronesica, 35–36, 518–526.
Ikawa, T., Okabe, H., Hoshizaki, S., Suzuki, Y., Fuchi, T., & Cheng, L. (2002). Species Composition and Distribution of Ocean Skaters Halobates (Hemiptera : Gerridae) in the Western Pacific Ocean(Behavior and Ecology). Entomological Science, 5(1), 1–6.
Cheng, L., & Pitman, R. L. (2002). Mass Oviposition and Egg Development of the Ocean-Skater Halobates sobrinus (Heteroptera: Gerridae). Pacific Science, 56(4).
Cheng, L. (2001). Review: The Biology of Mangroves. Florida Entomologist, 84(3), 459–460.
Tsoukatou, M., Cheng, L., Vagias, C., & Roussis, V. (2001). Chemical composition and behavioral responses of the marine insect Halobates hawaiiensis (Heteroptera : Gerridae). Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung C-a Journal of Biosciences, 56(7–8), 597–602.
Cheng, L., Yang, C. M., & Andersen, N. M. (2001). Guide to the aquatic Heteroptera of Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. I. Gerridae and Hermatobatidae. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 49(1), 129–148.
Cheng, L., Yang, C. M., & Polhemus, J. T. (2001). Guide to aquatic heteroptera of Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. Introduction and key to families. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 49(1), 121–127.
Cheng, L., & Kovac, D. (2001). Singapore makes efforts to sustain biodiversity. Nature, 412(6843), 118–118. https://doi.org/10.1038/35084282
Damgaard, J., Andersen, N. M., Cheng, L., & Sperling, F. A. H. (2000). Phylogeny of sea skaters, Halobates Eschscholtz (Hemiptera, Gerridae), based on mtDNA sequence and morphology. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(4), 511–526. https://doi.org/10.1006/zjls.1999.0236
Andersen, N. M., Cheng, L., Damgaard, J., & Sperling, F. A. H. (2000). Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation and phylogeography of oceanic insects (Hemiptera : Gerridae : Halobates spp.). Marine Biology, 136(3), 421–430. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270050701
Ikawa, T., Okubo, A., Okabe, H., & Cheng, L. (1998). Oceanic diffusion and the pelagic insects Halobates spp. (Gerridae: Hemiptera). Marine Biology, 131(1), 195–201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270050310
Cheng, L., & Roussis, V. (1998). Sex attractant in the marine insect Trochopus plumbeus (Heteroptera : Veliidae): a preliminary report. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 170, 283–286. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps170283
Hirose, E., Maruyama, T., Cheng, L., & Lewin, R. A. (1998). Intra- and extra-cellular distribution of photosynthetic prokaryotes, Prochloron sp., in a colonial ascidian: Ultrastructural and quantitative studies. Symbiosis, 25(1–3), 301–310.
Cheng, L. (1997). Disjunct Distributions of Halobates (Hemiptera: Gerridae) in the Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science, 51(2), 134–142.
Hirose, E., Maruyama, T., Cheng, L., & Lewin, R. A. (1996). Intracellular Symbiosis of a Photosynthetic Prokaryote, Prochloron sp., in a Colonial Ascidian. Invertebrate Biology, 115(4), 343–348. https://doi.org/10.2307/3227023
Cheng, L., & Holdway, P. (1995). Populations of Halobates (Hemiptera, Gerridae) across 2 Oceans. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 43(2), 313–327.
Lewin, R. A., & Cheng, L. (1993). Discovery, Early History and Phylogeny of Prochloron. The Korean Journal of Phycology, 8(2), 91–97.
Cheng, L., & Frank, J. H. (1993). Marine insects and their reproduction. In M. Barnes (Ed.), Oceanography and Marine Biology, An Annual Review, Volume 31 (Vol. 31, pp. 479–506).
Cheng, L., & Wormuth, J. H. (1992). Are There Separate Populations of Halobates in the Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, 50(2), 307–319.
Cheng, L. (1992). Aquatic insect ecology, Vol. 1: by J.V. Ward; John Wiley & Sons; 1992; 438 pp.; GBP 70.00; ISBN 0-471-55007-8. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 160(1), 141–142. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(92)90116-R
Cheng, L. (1991). The endemic sea-skater Halobates alluaudi Bergroth, 1893 (Hemiptera: Gerridae) in the Seychelles. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 39(1), 161–168.