Adult katydid that has not yet been identified, Scambophyllum sp. – Borneo/Sarawak 1200m ASL The genus Scambophyllum belongs to the bush crickets (katydids) and is listed in the Orthoptera Species File within the Phaneropterinae (tribus Scambophyllini). It was established by Carl Brunner…
Dragon Head Katydid Lesina blanchardi (Brongniart, 1890) the former Ellatodon blanchardi from Sarawak / Borneo Lesina blanchardi (Brongniart, 1890) is an exceptionally large-looking leafhopper from the Tettigoniidae family (long-horned grasshoppers), which is often referred to as the ‘dragon-headed katydid’ in…
Hard-shelled katydid Dysmorpha obesa Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 of central Sabah / Borneo – 200m ASL
Deflorita integra Ingrisch, 1998 of central Sarawak / Borneo – 1300m ASL
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…
Leaf katydid in situ – Ancyclecha fenestrata (Fabricius, 1793) of south Sarawak / Borneo – 1200m ASL
Juvenile katydid, of the Scambophyllum genus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 – Borneo, South Sarawak 450m ASL
Leaf katydid – Phyllomimus sp. of south Sarawak / Borneo – 1200m ASL
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…
Pyrops sultanus (Adams & White, 1847) of Sarawak / Borneo