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…
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…
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…
Termites of the Macrotermes genus – central Sarawak / Borneo around 500m ASL Macrotermes is a genus of so-called fungus-growing termites (Macrotermitinae). These animals live in large colonies with a strict division of labor, consisting of a queen and king…
Fish Hook Ant, Polyrhachis ypsilon Emery, 1887 of Sarawak / Borneo – around 1200m ASL Polyrhachis ypsilon Emery, 1887 is an ant species of the subfamily Formicinae (tribe Camponotini) from the genus Polyrhachis (subgenus Polyrhachis) and is assigned to the…
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…