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Issue: Vol. 5759 No. 5: 19 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5759.5.3
Page range: 543-558
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A new genus and two new species of Pteroplistinae (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) from Sabah

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; 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.
Orthoptera Borneo bioacoustics calling song East Malaysia new locality record taxonomy

Abstract

Recent fieldwork in Maliau Basin and Meligan in Sabah led to the discovery of a new genus and two new species of Pteroplistinae Chopard, 1936: Erinaplistes incredibilis Tan & Robillard, gen. et sp. nov. and Erinaplistes crumenata Tan & Robillard, gen. et sp. nov. from Sinipung Hill near Meligan. This new genus is characterised by its medium size, being smaller than Pteroplistes but larger than most other genera from Southeast Asia; and the male genitalia are very wide and having very distinguishable and highly modified pseudepiphallic lophi, ectophallic fold and ectophallic apodemes. We also present new locality records for Pteroplistes borneoensis sabahi Gorochov, 2018, Pteroplistes bruneiensis Tan, Gorochov & Wahab, 2019 and Tembelingiola kabili Tan, Gorochov & Robillard, 2024 in Maliau Basin. We also describe the calling song of Pteroplistes borneoensis sabahi here.

 

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How to Cite

Tan, M.K., Damit, D.F.B.A., Japir, R., Chung, A.Y. & Robillard, T. (2026) A new genus and two new species of Pteroplistinae (Orthoptera, Grylloidea) from Sabah. Zootaxa, 5759 (5), 543–558. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5759.5.3