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New data on the calling songs of Gymnogryllus and Macrogryllus (Grylloidea, Gryllinae) from Sabah

Ming Kai Tan, Dayang Fazrinah Binti Awg Damit, Razy Japir, Arthur Y C Chung, Tony Robillard

Published on 11/09/2025 — ZOOTAXA

Tan MK, Damit DFBA, Japir R, Chung AYC, Robillard T. New data on the calling songs of Gymnogryllus and Macrogryllus (Grylloidea, Gryllinae) from Sabah. Zootaxa. 2025 Sep 11;5692(1):108-120.

Abstract We recorded the calling songs of two species of Macrogryllus Saussure, 1877 and four taxa of Gymnogryllus Saussure, 1877 from different parts of Sabah in Borneo, namely Mount Trus Madi, Maliau Basin and Meligan. The calling songs all consisted of a continuous trill. We found that the calling songs of the two genera exhibit clear differences in the dominant frequency, whereas each taxon also exhibits clear signature in the temporal domain of the calling songs, specifically the syllabl...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.5

New species and taxonomic notes of Meconematini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae) from Sabah

MING KAI TAN, DAYANG FAZRINAH BINTI AWG DAMIT, RAZY JAPIR, ARTHUR Y.C. CHUNG, TONY ROBILLARD

Published on 10/09/2025 — ZOOTAXA

Tan MK, Damit DFBA, Japir R, Chung AYC, Robillard T. New species and taxonomic notes of Meconematini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae) from Sabah. Zootaxa. 2025 Sep 10;5691(3):539-560.

Abstract Two new species were discovered from Maliau Basin and Meligan and are described here: Cercoteratura reniforma sp. nov., Pseudoteratura (Pseudoteratura) bifurcata sp. nov. and Pseudoteratura (Pseudoteratura) maliau sp. nov. The male of Pseudoteratura (Pseudoteratura) mima Gorochov, 2014 and the male calling song of Euanisous tawau Gorochov, 2014 are also described for the first time. New material of Alloteratura longa Gorochov, 2008, Cercoteratura repens Tan et al., 2022, Odonturisca ?e...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5691.3.5

Host-Microbiome Associations of Native and Invasive Small Mammals Across a Tropical Urban–Rural Ecotone

Alessandra Giacomini, Maklarin B Lakim, Fred Y Y Tuh, Matthew Hitchings, Sofia Consuegra, Tamsyn Uren Webster and 1 others

Published on 28/04/2025 — Molecular Ecology

Giacomini A, Lakim MB, Tuh FYY, Hitchings M, Consuegra S, Webster TU, Wells K. Host-Microbiome Associations of Native and Invasive Small Mammals Across a Tropical Urban-Rural Ecotone. Mol Ecol. 2025 Jun;34(11):e17782.

Abstract Global change and urbanisation profoundly alter wildlife habitats, driving native animals into novel habitats while increasing the co-occurrence between native and invasive species. Host-microbiome associations are shaped by host traits and environmental features, but little is known about their plasticity in co-occurring native and invasive species across urban–rural gradients. Here, we explored gut microbiomes of four sympatric small mammal species along an urban–rural ecotone in B...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17782

Quantifying non-target seahorse fisheries and domestic traditional medicine-based trade in Malaysia

Reana May Yen Ng, Adam Chee Ooi Lim, Chin Nurhiqwanalina Binti Henry Chin Siew Lee, Norazliana Binti Abdul Majib, Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, Amy Yee-Hui Then

Published on 01/01/2025 — Fisheries Research

Reana May Yen Ng, Adam Chee Ooi Lim, Chin Nurhiqwanalina Binti Henry Chin Siew Lee, Norazliana Binti Abdul Majib, Muhammad Ali Syed Hussein, Amy Yee-Hui Then, Quantifying non-target seahorse fisheries and domestic traditional medicine-based trade in Malaysia, Fisheries Research, Volume 281, 2025, 107188, ISSN 0165-7836

Abstract Seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are sold primarily for traditional medicine (TM) uses in Southeast Asia. Although Malaysia is reportedly an important global seahorse exporter, documentation on the current extent of seahorse catch and trade of seahorse-based TM within the country is limited. This study aimed to quantify patterns of seahorse bycatch, gear-specific biological parameters of caught seahorses, and trade characteristics in Malaysia. Questionnaire-based fisher and TM surveys wer...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107188

LC-MS/MS profiling of the poisonous wild mushroom, Entoloma mastoideum, (Entolomataceae, Basidiomycota) in Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia

Ily Azzedine Alaia M.H. Subari, Gowri Mutthumanickam, Muhammad Hj. Jikal, Muhammad Dawood Shah, Jen Kit Tan, Yee Shin Tan and 3 others

Published on 18/10/2024 — Toxicon

M H Subari IAA, Mutthumanickam G, Hj Jikal M, Shah MD, Tan JK, Tan YS, Palasubermaniam P, Palaniveloo K, Sathiya Seelan JS. LC-MS/MS profiling of the poisonous wild mushroom, Entoloma mastoideum, (Entolomataceae, Basidiomycota) in Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia. Toxicon. 2024 Nov 28;251:108133.

Abstract In Malaysia, mushroom poisoning poses a significant public health concern, particularly as local communities frequently consume wild mushrooms without fully recognizing the potential dangers they present. Ingestion of wild mushrooms, which resemble edible species but contain deadly chemicals, is the main cause of poisoning risk. The genus Entoloma (Fr.) P. Kumm is dispersed worldwide, with over 1500 species recorded. Entoloma mastoideum, a poisonous mushroom, was recorded for the fir...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.108133

New species of little-known crickets from the subfamily Pteroplistinae (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) from Sabah and contribution to their bioacoustics

Ming Kai Tan, Andrei Gorochov, Razy Japir, Arthur Y C Chung, Tony Robillard

Published on 06/09/2024 — ZOOTAXA

Tan MK, Gorochov A, Japir R, Chung AYC, Robillard T. New species of little-known crickets from the subfamily Pteroplistinae (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) from Sabah and contribution to their bioacoustics. Zootaxa. 2024 Sep 6;5506(2):205-226.

Abstract Recent fieldwork in eastern Sabah led to the discovery of new little-known crickets from the subfamily Pteroplistinae (Orthoptera, Grylloidea). Three new species are described: Tembelingiola biaculeata sp. nov. and Tembelingiola kabili sp. nov. from Sepilok; Pteroplistes silam sp. nov. from Mount Silam. Previously, the calling song of only one species of Pteroplistinae was known. Here, the calling songs of the three new species, as well as that of Pteroplistes lagrecai Gorochov, 2004,...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5506.2.3

Discovery of a rare medicinal mushroom, Lignosus hainanensis (Polyporaceae, Basidiomycota) in Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia

Chuan Cheak Chong, Yee Shin Tan, Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan

Published on 01/09/2024 — Malayan Nature Journal

Chong, Chuan & Tan, Yee Shin & Sathiya Seelan, Jaya. (2024). Discovery of a rare medicinal mushroom, Lignosus hainanensis (Polyporaceae, Basidiomycota) in Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journall. 76. 237-247. 10.62613/mnj.24763.03.

Abstract Lignosus hainanensis was discovered in the Hainan Island, China, a decade ago, marking the only known occurrence of this species worldwide. This study provides the first report of Lignosus hainanensis from the Kadamaian Forest in Sabah (Northern Borneo), Malaysia, including detailed macro- and micromorphological descriptions, supported by molecular analyses. The morphological characteristics of the Malaysian collection was matched with the description of Lignosus hainanensis from the H...

DOI: 10.62613/mnj.24763.03

New species, locality records and calling songs of crickets of the subfamily Phaloriinae (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from Malaysia

Ming Kai Tan, Amira Aqilah Muhammad, Nurul Ashikin Abdullah, Razy Japir, Arthur Y C Chung, Tony Robillard

Published on 12/08/2024 — ZOOTAXA

Tan MK, Muhammad AA, Abdullah NA, Japir R, Chung AYC, Robillard T. New species, locality records and calling songs of crickets of the subfamily Phaloriinae (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae) from Malaysia. Zootaxa. 2024 Aug 12;5493(3):246-258.

Abstract Specimens representing three genera of Phaloriinae—Borneloria Gorochov, 2018, Phaloria (Papuloria) Gorochov, 1996 and Trellius (Zatrellius) Gorochov, 1999—were collected from Peninsular and East Malaysia and examined here. We report a new locality record for Borneloria moorei (Chopard, 1940) in Johor, Peninsular Malaysia, the first record of this genus in Malay Peninsula. From Sandakan, East Malaysia, we discovered a new species of Trellius (Zatrellius) and describe here: Trellius (Zat...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5493.3.2

A new species of phasmid genus Lonchodes from Sabah (Insecta: Phasmida: Lonchodinae)

P.E. Bragg

Published on 01/01/2024 — Sepilok Bulletin

Bragg, P.E. (2024) A new species of the phasmid genus Lonchodes from sabah (Insecta: Phasmida: Lonchodinae). Sepilok Bulletin, 33, 81–90.

Abstract A new species of stick insect, Lonchodes robertongi n.sp., is described and illustrated from Kawag Gibong Forest Reserve, Lahad Datu, Sabah. The female has an elongated lamina supraanalis similar to that of Lonchodes everetti (Kirby, 1896) but they are easily distinguished by the eggs and males. A distribution map is provided for the species of Lonchodes which have an elongated lamina supraanalis (11th abdominal tergite). Keywords: Borneo, distribution, Kawag Gibong, Lonchodes evere...

DOI: n/a

A review of the genus Monseremus Ingrisch, 2018 (Orthoptera, Stenopelmatoidea, Gryllacrididae) from Borneo

MING KAI TAN1, *, RAZY JAPIR4, ARTHUR Y.C. CHUNG4, 6 & TONY ROBILLARD2

Published on 13/07/2022 — ZOOTAXA

Tan MK, Japir R, Chung AYC, Robillard T. A review of the genus Monseremus Ingrisch, 2018 (Orthoptera, Stenopelmatoidea, Gryllacrididae) from Borneo. Zootaxa. 2022 Jul 13;5165(1):107-114.

Abstract We review the taxonomy of the gryllacridids from a small genus Monseremus Ingrisch, 2018. Monseremus bellus (Tan & Wahab, 2018) comb. nov., previously described from Brunei Darussalam before the description of Monseremus, is now added as a second known species in this genus. From a recent field trip, we also added new locality record for the type species Monseremus appendiculatus Ingrisch, 2018. First described from Mount Kinabalu in western Sabah, this species has now been reporte...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5165.1.5

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