The diversity of Orthoptera in the northwestern parts of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
The Orthoptera from Borneo require further research since some areas have never been studied, including parts of Mount Kinabalu in Ranau, Sabah. A five-day survey at Marai Parai and Nunuk in October 2023 revealed 32 species of Orthoptera from nine families. There are at least nine new species record...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthoptera Research |
| Online Access: | https://jor.pensoft.net/article/128225/download/pdf/ |
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| Summary: | The Orthoptera from Borneo require further research since some areas have never been studied, including parts of Mount Kinabalu in Ranau, Sabah. A five-day survey at Marai Parai and Nunuk in October 2023 revealed 32 species of Orthoptera from nine families. There are at least nine new species records for the Mount Kinabalu region and four new species records for the state of Sabah. Twenty-one out of the 32 species collected are singletons, indicating that many species on Mount Kinabalu are rare and of low abundance or collected during the wrong season. Hence, an annotated and illustrated checklist of the Orthoptera of this region is presented with notes on their taxonomy and, where data are available, on their natural history. With extended sampling, it is expected that more species will be discovered than in this preliminary checklist. |
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| ISSN: | 1937-2426 |