11th July 2024
Deflorita integra Ingrisch, 1998 of central Sarawak / Borneo – 1300m ASL
Tag: South Sarawak
20th December 2023
Sathrophylliopsis longepilosa (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) of Sarawak / Borneo, around 900m ASL.
8th December 2023
Tympanophyllum atroterminatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) of south Sabah / Borneo
6th December 2023
Pyrops whiteheadi (Distant, 1889) of south Sabah / Borneo Like many other plant-sucking insects, pyrops also excrete honeydew. I have seen different species of ants and cockroaches using this source of energy, but also some nocturnal geckos have learned not to…
24th January 2023
Systella platyptera Haan, 1842 of south Sarawak / Borneo A great example of camouflaged insects is Systella platyptera an Asian species of grasshoppers in the family Trigonopterygidae. Three species of Systella are found in Sarawak / Borneo: Systella sarawakensis Willemse,…
6th January 2023
Leaf katydid in situ – Ancyclecha fenestrata (Fabricius, 1793) of south Sarawak / Borneo – 1200m ASL
1st January 2023
A sleeping undetermined bee of the Genus Amegilla Friese, 1897, Subgenus: Glossamegilla – from south-Sarawak / Borneo – 640m ASL Amegilla is a genus of the Apidae family within bees. Amegilla includes more than 260 species and is distributed in…
21st May 2022
Leaf katydid – Phyllomimus sp. of south Sarawak / Borneo – 1200m ASL
21st May 2022
Rhinoceros beetle / Moellenkampi beetle – Chalcosoma moellenkampi Kolbe, 1900 of south Sarawak / Borneo – 1200m ASL One of the largest beetles in Borneo is Chalcosoma moellenkampi, this species belongs to the rhinoceros beetles. The males use the long…
21st May 2022
Leaf katydid in situ – Xantia borneensis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 of south Sarawak / Borneo – 1100m ASL Xantia borneensis belongs to the Phaneropterinae and is a subfamily of the of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. They are known…