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Issue: Vol. 5632 No. 2: 7 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5632.2.5
Page range: 309-324
Abstract views: 62
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New species and taxonomic notes of Lipotactes (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Lipotactinae) from Sabah

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; 2 Conservatory Drive; Singapore 117377; Republic of Singapore
Forest Research Centre (Sepilok); Sabah Forestry Department; PO Box 1407; 90715 Sandakan; Sabah; Malaysia
Forest Research Centre (Sepilok); Sabah Forestry Department; PO Box 1407; 90715 Sandakan; Sabah; Malaysia
Forest Research Centre (Sepilok); Sabah Forestry Department; PO Box 1407; 90715 Sandakan; Sabah; Malaysia
Institut de Systématique; Evolution; Biodiversité (ISYEB); Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle; CNRS; SU; EPHE-PSL; UA; 57 rue Cuvier; CP 50; 75231 Paris Cedex 05; France
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change; Museum Koenig; Adenauerallee 160; D-53113 Bonn; Germany
Orthoptera Borneo calling song species complex stridulatory organs

Abstract

One new species of Lipotactes (Mortoniellus) is described from Meligan in Western in Sabah: Lipotactes (Mortoniellus) sanguineus sp. nov. This new species is characterised by its large habitus (similar to Lipotactes (Mortoniellus) karnyi) and presence of a pair of sclerites in the male genitalia; but differs by the shapes of cercus and sclerites. The calling song of this species was also recorded and is described here and compared with that of Lipotactes (Mortoniellus) karnyi and a few other Bornean species. New material, including that of the Lipotactes alienus-virescens species complex, is also discussed.

 

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How to Cite

Tan, M.K., Damit, D.F.B.A., Japir, R., Chung, A.Y., Robillard, T. & Ingrisch, S. (2025) New species and taxonomic notes of Lipotactes (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Lipotactinae) from Sabah. Zootaxa, 5632 (2), 309–324. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.2.5