Female of Tympanophyllum atroterminatum (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1895) of south Sarawak / Borneo The species Tympanophyllum atroterminatum belongs to the family of the Tettigoniidae, subfamily Pseudophyllinae, tribe Phyllomimini. It was originally described by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1895 as…
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…
Swarm of giant stinging ants, Leptogenys chalybaea (Emery, 1887) with a millipede prey (Acanthodesmus sp.) – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1050m ASL Leptogenys chalybaea is an ant species in the subfamily Ponerinae (Formicidae). It was first described in 1887;…
Red-striped black bambootail, Prodasineura verticalis (Selys, 1860) of south Sarawak / Borneo – around 900m ASL. Prodasineura verticalis (Selys, 1860) is a small damselfly (Zygoptera) from the Platycnemididae family. The species was originally described by Edmond de Selys Longchamps in…
Probably an unidentified species of katydid, Mioacris sp. of central Sarawak / Borneo – around 800m ASL. The genus Mioacris was established in 1892 by Pictet & de Saussure and is currently treated as a genus of katydids (family Tettigoniidae),…
Man-faced stink bug, Catacanthus incarnatus – Borneo/Sarawak 700m ASL Catacanthus incarnatus (Drury, 1773) is a species of bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the family Pentatomidae and the tribe Catacanthini. Adult animals reach a body length of about 25–30 mm and are shield-shaped;…
Necroscia haanii Kirby, 1904 of Sarawak / Borneo around 1200m ASL. Necroscia haanii is a species of stick insect (order Phasmatodea) from Borneo. The name was introduced by Kirby in 1904 as a replacement name: it replaces Phasma (Necroscia) punctatum…
Stick insect, Phenacephorus cornucervi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 of Sarawak / Borneo around 1200m ASL. Phenacephorus cornucervi was described in 1907 by Karl Brunner von Wattenwyl. The species is reported to occur in Sabah and Sarawak in Borneo; field evidence…
Male of Orthonecroscia pulcherrima Kirby, 1904 – of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Orthonecroscia pulcherrima is a species of stick insect (order Phasmida) from the Borneo region and is classified in the Phasmida Species File in the family…
Morphna maculata Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865 of Sarawak / Borneo – around 900m ASL Morphna maculata (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1865) is a species of cockroach (Blattodea) from the family Blaberidae. The species was originally described as Epilampra maculata; the genus…