Close-up shots: Detailed pictures of the ‘Tapiena munae’ bush cricket published in the research paper.
KOTA KINABALU: Two new species of bush crickets (katydids) are among the latest discoveries in an integrated study conducted in parts of Sabah over the last six years, contributing further to Sabah’s rainforest biodiversity study.
These new cricket species – Tapiena dimidia from Maliau Basin, and Tapiena munae from the interior Long Pasia – were recorded from the collaborative research project conducted by the Sabah Forestry Department, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) and Natural History Museum of Paris, France (MNHN).
