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New Species Highlight
New species, Tapiena munae sp. nov. from Sabah
new species of katydids from the subfamily Phaneropterinae found in Sabah, Borneo: Tapiena munae sp. nov. from Sinipung Hill near Long Pasia and Meligan.
New species, Tapiena dimidia sp. nov. from Sabah
New species of katydids from the subfamily Phaneropterinae found in Sabah, Borneo: Tapiena dimidia sp. nov. from Maliau Basin
Article Contributions
State butterfly Troides andromache: Large, beautiful
“The gazettement of the Kinabalu Birdwing was the initiative of the late Dr Stephen Sutton of the Rotary Club Kota Kinabalu and Kinabalu Birdwing Butterfly Group, working together with various…
Moths Of Sabah
Moths belong to the same insect order as butterflies – Lepidoptera. There are approximately 160,000 species of moths worldwide. In Borneo, there are some 10,000 moth species which is about 10 times…
Cicadas of Sabah (Asia Times Pulse)
Cicadas belong to the superfamily Cicadoidea, within the order Hemiptera (true bugs). More than 3,000 species were described from around the world and over 80 cicada species have been described from…
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