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Issue: Vol. 5831 No. 3: 16 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.3.1
Page range: 301-351
Abstract views: 38
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An account of the crickets and katydids (Orthoptera: Ensifera) from Sulu Island

Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Tibanga; Iligan City 9200; Philippines
Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Tibanga; Iligan City 9200; Philippines
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; 2 Conservatory Drive; Singapore 117377; Republic of Singapore
Orthoptera diversity Jolo Island new species Philippines

Abstract

Sulu Island is part of the Sulu Archipelago located between northeast Borneo (i.e., Sabah) and southwest of Mindanao Island. As such, Sulu Island can be an interesting location to study the biodiversity between the two aforementioned biodiverse and endemic-rich regions. For orthopterans, little is known about the species from Sulu Island. Based on recent sampling of the crickets and katydids on the island in 2025, we present here 21 species of crickets (from families Gryllidae, Mogoplistidae, Oecanthidae, Phalangopsidae, Trigonidiidae, and Rhaphidophoridae) and eight species of katydids (from subfamilies Conocephalinae, Meconematinae, Mecopodinae, and Phaneropterinae). We also describe a new species here: Rhicnogryllus amoenus sp. nov. (Trigonidiidae: Trigonidiinae).

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How to Cite

Haibil, H.H., Nuñeza, O.M. & Tan, M.K. (2026) An account of the crickets and katydids (Orthoptera: Ensifera) from Sulu Island. Zootaxa, 5831 (3), 301–351. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.3.1