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;…
Lankayan Island: Protected Paradise in the Sulu Sea Lankayan Island is a small, low-lying island off the northeast coast of Sabah (Malaysia) in the Sulu Sea, best known as a quiet, nature-focused stop for diving, snorkeling, and turtle watching. Reaching…
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;…
Sunda leopard cat – Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus (Horsfield, 1821) – of Borneo. Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus is a taxonomically recognized subspecies of the Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis). In the revised felid taxonomy, two subspecies are distinguished: P. j. javanensis (Java…
Xenodermine Snake, Java Tubercle Snak or Dragon snake, Xenodermus javanicus REINHARDT, 1836 – of Borneo – around 400m ASL Xenodermus javanicus belongs to the family Xenodermidae and is the type species of the genus Xenodermus (and thus also the type…
Temminck’s sunbird, Aethopyga temminckii (Müller, 1843) of Sarawak / Borneo around 600m ASL. Aethopyga temminckii (Müller, 1843) is a species of sunbird (family Nectariniidae) found in Sundaland and recorded in Borneo in evergreen broadleaf forests, forest edges and secondary vegetation.…
Cyriopagopus doriae (Thorell, 1890) of central Sarawak, Borneo – around 400m ASL. Cyriopagopus doriae is a tarantula (family Theraphosidae) from Borneo. The species was originally described as Selenocosmia doriae, later placed by Eugène Simon in the genus Haplopelma, which he…
Xylaria sp. of Sarawak / Borneo – around 950m ASL. The ascomycete genus Xylaria (family Xylariaceae, order Xylariales, class Sordariomycetes, phylum Ascomycota) comprises fungi commonly referred to in German as “Holzkeulen” (“wood clubs”). In nomenclatural databases, the genus is cited…