30th September 2024
Camponotus festinus (Smith, F., 1857) – Slim Carpenter Ants of the Tanaemyrmex subgenus in central Sarawak – 400m ASL
Tag: Insect
24th September 2024
Checkered beetle, Thanasimus sp. (?) (Coleoptera -> Cleridae -> Clerinae) central Sarawak / Borneo (1400m ASL)
4th July 2024
Termites of the species Longipeditermes longipes (Haviland, 1898) – central Sarawak / Borneo around 300m ASL These termites can be found throughout Sarawak in the lowlands. The soldiers are easy to recognize and can be observed well in the morning…
2nd July 2024
A caterpillar from the Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 family – Sarawak / Borneo around 950m ASL I found this caterpillar crawling on the ground, it can be assumed that it was already in the metamorphosis phase and was therefore on the…
30th June 2024
Giant forest ant, Dinomyrmex gigas [var. borneensis] (Latreille, 1802) Subspecies: Dinomyrmex gigas borneensis Emery, 1887 Dinomyrmex gigas is one of the largest ant species in the world and is widespread in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is found…
31st December 2023
Trilobite beetle, Platerodrilus foliaceus Masek & Bocak, 2014 of south Sarawak / Borneo Platerodrilus is a genus of beetles from the Lycidae family. In the scientific literature they are often referred to as Duliticola, which is an outdated, more recent…
29th December 2023
Taurus Shield Bug – Embolosterna taurus (Westwood, 1837) – lowland of central Sarawak, around 300m ASL.
25th December 2023
Bull Horn Shield Bug – Pygoplatys lancifer – lowland of central Sarawak, around 400m ASL.
24th December 2023
Syntypistis comatus (Leech, 1898) is a species of moth-family Notodontidae – south Sarawak / Borneo around 900m ASL
22nd December 2023
Millipede-like centipede, Edentistoma octosulcatum Tömösváry, 1882 – south Sabah / Borneo – around 200m ASL