Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895 of central Sarawak, Borneo – around 800m ASL. Citharognathus hosei is the type species of the theraphosid genus Citharognathus within the subfamily Ornithoctoninae, described from Baram in Sarawak on Borneo from material collected by Charles Hose.…
Stag Beetle, Dorcus mirabilis (Parry, 1864) – of Sarawak / Borneo around 1060m ASL Adults primarily take liquid carbohydrates, typically tree sap and other sugary exudates, and are most active from dusk through the night; they are often encountered at…
Acalolepta biocellata Breuning, 1935, of Sarawak/Borneo around 1100m ASL Acalolepta biocellata (Breuning, 1940) is a species of longhorn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Lamiini). It is currently placed in Acalolepta and was originally described as Dihammus biocellatus Breuning, 1940 from Sumatra. The…
Giant click beetle, Oxynopterus candezei Fleutiaux, 1927, of Sarawak/Borneo around 1000m ASL Oxynopterus candezei is a large, elongate click beetle (Elateridae) from Southeast Asian rainforests, especially Borneo. Males have strongly pectinate antennae, and adults can exceed 60 mm in length.…
Monkey grasshopper, Erucius sp.(?) of central Sarawak / Borneo (1400m ASL)
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…
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 In the scientific literature they are often referred to as Duliticola, which is an outdated, more recent…
Millipede-like centipede, Edentistoma octosulcatum Tömösváry, 1882 – south Sabah / Borneo – around 200m ASL
Holochlora sp.(?) Stål, 1873 of south Sabah / Borneo This bush-cricket has carefully cut out pieces of a dead leaf, laid an egg on it and then “closed” it. This process took over an hour and it did not allow…
Male of Frog-legged Leaf Beetle or Frog Beetle Sagra buqueti Lesson, 1831, of Sabah / Borneo around 100m ASL.