scholarly journals Preliminary study on the diversity of Orthoptera from Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre, Brunei Darussalam, Borneo

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Kai Tan ◽  
Rodzay bin Haji Abdul Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
National Park ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Species List ◽  
Dipterocarp Forest ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
History Of ◽  
Preliminary Study

The Orthoptera, comprising grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids, is diverse and species rich in tropical Southeast Asia, including the island of Borneo. However, not every part of Southeast Asia is equally well sampled and studied. This includes Brunei Darussalam, specifically at the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre (KBFSC) within the Ulu Temburong National Park. We present here an annotated and illustrated checklist of Orthoptera from the primary dipterocarp forest around Kuala Belalong based on three field trips in 2016 and 2017. We provide notes on their taxonomy (including how each species was identified) and natural history of species. In total, 72 species were recorded, representing eight of the 16 monophyletic orthopteran superfamilies. In total, 73.6% of all species recorded were singletons and doubletons, indicating that many species are probably rare. The collection led to the discovery of ten species new to science already published separately, with more expected to be described from pending material and confirmation. More species, including undescribed ones (at least four new species), are expected with continued sampling effort. Despite the 21 day-long surveying efforts from three trips around KBFSC, we believe that the species list provided here is non-exhaustive and only a preliminary one.

A short taxonomic note on the katydids from the genus Cercoteratura Gorochov, 2019 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae), with a key to species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4750 (4) ◽  
pp. 591-595
Author(s):  
MING KAI TAN ◽  
RODZAY BIN HAJI ABDUL WAHAB
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Morphological Comparison ◽  
Dipterocarp Forest ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Palearctic Region ◽  
A New Species

The tribe Meconematini is a monophyletic and speciose group of slender and predatory katydids from the Indomalayan and Palearctic region (Mugleston et al., 2018). It is especially species-rich from the biodiverse regions of Southeast Asia (Cigliano et al., 2020) but also elusive, as many new species and genera are still being discovered from tropical Southeast Asia (e.g., Tan & Wahab, 2018a; Gorochov, 2019). As more material is accumulated, new understandings of how species are related and/or classified emerged. A species of Meconematini was first described from the primary dipterocarp forest of Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre in Brunei Darussalam, Borneo among a few other related species (Tan et al., 2017, Tan & Wahab, 2018): Kuzicus mirabilis Tan & Wahab, 2018. This species exhibits the deep posteromedian notch of the last male tergite characteristics of Xiphidiopsis Redtenbacher, 1891 but differs by the presence of sclerotized yoke-like epiphallus, typical of Kuzicus Gorochov, 1993 (see Tan & Wahab, 2018a). A year later, A. V. Gorochov erected a new genus Cercoteratura Gorochov, 2019 based on a new species Cercoteratura variegata Gorochov, 2019 from Sumatra and Borneo (Gorochov, 2019). Three other species were also included in this genus, mainly from Sumatra and Thai-Peninsula. We found that the species from Brunei Darussalam could also belong to this genus and represent the eastern-most record of this genus. We provide a key to known species of Cercoteratura, although it is likely that this genus is more speciose than currently known. We also present a morphological comparison of the three similar genera Cercoteratura, Kuzicus and Xiphidiopsis. 

A new species of Tapiena (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Phaneropterinae) from Brunei Darussalam (Borneo, Southeast Asia)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4413 (1) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
MING KAI TAN ◽  
RODZAY BIN HAJI ABDUL WAHAB
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
National Park ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspots ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Dipterocarp Forests ◽  
Recent Collection ◽  
Incomplete Sampling ◽  
A New Species

There are now more than 28,000 described orthopterans globally (Cigliano et al., 2018) and this figure is likely to increase in the future. The same is true for Southeast Asia, where we are still at a stage of discovering species new to science, and this is partly an artefact of incomplete sampling (Tan et al., 2017a). In one of the most popular biodiversity hotspots, i.e., Borneo, is the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre. It is located in the primary lowland and ridge dipterocarp forests of the Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei Darussalam. Recent collection of orthopterans in the area led to the discovery of several new species of katydids (Tan et al., 2017b; Tan & Wahab, 2017a) and crickets (Tan et al., 2017c; Tan & Wahab, 2017b). Here, we describe another new species of katydid, from the genus Tapiena Bolívar, 1906. Tapiena currently consists of 26 species (Tan et al., 2015) and is distributed around Asia and even Africa. In Borneo, only one species is known: Tapiena incisa Karny, 1923 from Sarawak (see Karny, 1923). The new species Tapiena paraincisa sp. nov. represents the second species described from Borneo. 

scholarly journals A Distributional and Habitat Study of the Bighorn Sheep in Winter, Grand Teton National Park

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 53-56
Author(s):  
Michael Whitfield ◽  
Barry Keller
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Bighorn Sheep ◽  
Ovis Canadensis ◽  
Population Status ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
Habitat Factors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Teton Range

This study was initiated in order to determine the population status of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) in the Teton Range. Intensive field studies were initiated in the summer of 1978 and will be continued during the winter of 1978-79 in order to delineate the distribution of sheep and to relate this distribution to habitat factors which affect seasonal distributions. Additionally, information on the history of bighorn sheep has been sought through interviews of longtime residents of the several valleys surrounding the Teton Range.

scholarly journals Populasi Buaya Senyulong (Tomistoma schlegelii) di Taman Nasional Tanjung Puting Kabupaten Kotawaringan Barat Kalimantan Tengah

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-193
Author(s):  
Sosilawaty ◽  
Mohamad Rizal ◽  
Johansyah ◽  
Reynol Sainz Situmeang
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
National Park ◽  
West Java ◽  
Central Kalimantan ◽  
Brunei Darussalam

Indonesia known as center of Senyulong Crocodile (Tomistoma schlegelii) habitat in Southeast Asia, beside Sarawak and Peninsula Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei Darussalam. In the country, the crocodile can be found in East Sumatra, Kalimantan, and West Java. This research aims to determine the population and structure of Senyulong Crocodile (Tomistoma schlegelii) in Tanjung Puting National Park in West Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan. As the results, as many as 56 individuals of Senyulong Crocodile were found in the Camp Leakey Area (Sekonyer Kanan River) to Muara (Muara Ali) within the park, including 8 adult individuals, 15 individual children, and 33 individual infants. Opportunities for the appearance of one individual in the census (p) are 0,58 with a standard deviation (S) of 3.90. Population density (N) estimated about 16.09 individuals. The average observed individual from each observation (x?) was 9.33 individuals.

Thismia brunneomitra, another new species of Thismia (Thismiaceae) from Ulu Temburong, Brunei Darussalam

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 234 (2) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Hroneš ◽  
Lucie Kobrlová ◽  
Vojtěch Taraška ◽  
Ondřej Popelka ◽  
Radim Hédl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Apical Margin ◽  
Dipterocarp Forest ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Determination Key ◽  
Perianth Tube ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Mixed Dipterocarp Forest

A new species of Thismia (Thismiaceae) from northwest Borneo is described and illustrated. Thismia brunneomitra was discovered in 2015 in lowland mixed dipterocarp forest in the Ulu Temburong National Park, Temburong district of Brunei Darussalam. The new species is characterized by brown to blackish flowers with twelve darker vertical stripes on the perianth tube, inner tepal lobes that are connate to form a mitre with three very short processes at the apex, three-toothed apical margin of the connective and large wing-like appendage of the connective. An updated determination key of Thismia species found in Borneo is included.

Thismia inconspicua (Thismiaceae), a new mycoheterotrophic species from Borneo

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 295 (3) ◽  
pp. 263 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAL SOCHOR ◽  
RAHAYU SUKMARIA SUKRI ◽  
FAIZAH METALI ◽  
MARTIN DANČÁK
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
National Park ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Dipterocarp Forest ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Perianth Tube ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Mixed Dipterocarp Forest

A new species belonging to the mycoheterotrophic genus Thismia is described and illustrated. Thismia inconspicua was found in a lowland mixed dipterocarp forest in Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei Darussalam. It is characterized by its sepia-brown perianth with free equal lobes with very short terminal appendages, two pairs of appendages on connective apices, perianth tube displaced from the ovary axis and short stem. DNA sequence data from commonly studied nuclear and mitochondrial loci are provided. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the close relationship with other members of section Thismia, subsection Odoardoa. An updated determination key of Thismia species of Borneo is included.

scholarly journals Lowland rainforest bat communities of Ulu Temburong National Park with two new records for Brunei Darussalam

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tegan Murrell ◽  
Phillip J. Bishop ◽  
Rodzay Abdul Wahab ◽  
T. Ulmar Grafe
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Lowland Rainforest ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Diversity Estimates

Tropical rainforest ecosystems have high levels of both animal and plant biodiversity with many aspects of their ecology understudied. In particular, extensive research is still required to gather accurate estimates of distribution and abundance of forest-interior bat species in Borneo. Accurate abundance data and further knowledge of individual species’ ecology is vital for implementing effective conservation. Bats were captured using a harp trap, set up along established trails and around buildings, at Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre, Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei Darussalam between 14th-19th January 2018. Ulu Temburong National Park is comprised of pristine primary mixed dipterocarp lowland rainforest that has not been exposed to logging or fragmentation. A total of nine bat species were recorded, with two new records for Brunei, Miniopterus australis (Lesser bent-winged bat, N = 1) and Myotis horsfieldii (Horsfield’s myotis, N = 5). Furthermore, a coincidental sighting of a colony of Megaderma spasma roosting on the mangrove island Selirong, in Temburong District is reported here. The bat species captured and encountered in this small-scale study expand our understanding of bat communities in Temburong as well as indicate that current records for the area are far from complete. This affirms the need for further work in building up accurate abundance and diversity estimates, both for Ulu Temburong National Park and Brunei Darussalam.

Two new species of the genus Flagellozetes Balogh, 1970 (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnidae) from Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasiliy B. Kolesnikov ◽  
Vladislav D. Leonov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
National Park ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
History Of ◽  
Median Pore

Oribatid mite fauna of Vietnam is most studied among countries of Continental Southeast Asia but due to the brief history of detailed research, discoveries of new species are expected. Descriptions of two new species of oribatid mites (Oribatida) of the family Galumnidae—Flagellozetes (Cosmogalumna) sacculus sp. nov. and F. (C.) lineatus sp. nov.—are presented based on specimens collected from rainforest soil of Bi Dup—Nui Ba National Park (southern Vietnam). F. (C.) sacculus sp. nov. differs from other species by the presence of saccules and rare diamond-shaped granules on pteromorphs. F. (C.) lineatus sp. nov. differs from F. (C.) ekaterinae (Ermilov & Friedrich, 2016) and F. (C.) dongnaiensis (Ermilov & Anichkin, 2013) by the presence of striate pteromorph, genital and anal plates, median pore, and centrodorsal part of notogaster ornamentation represented by neural ridges band.

The anthropology of the state and the state of anthropology in Brunei

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Fanselow
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Active Role ◽  
The State ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Anthropology Of The State ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Written Sources

This article provides a detailed account of the process of invention of a nationalist tradition for Brunei, the most tradition-conscious nation in Southeast Asia. It shows how Brunei's nationalist tradition emerged at the interface of colonial records, indigenous oral and written sources, ethnographic fieldwork, and anthropological theories. For this purpose the article traces the history of anthropological research in northern Borneo from its colonial beginnings to its postcolonial role in nation-building and shows how anthropology and anthropologists have — sometimes unknowingly, sometimes deliberately — played an active role in the shaping of Negara Brunei Darussalam.

On The Possibility of an Autonomous History of Modern Southeast Asia

1961 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. W. Small
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of

It is generally accepted that history is an element of culture and the historian a member of society, thus, in Croce's aphorism, that the only true history is contemporary history. It follows from this that when there occur great changes in the contemporary scene, there must also be great changes in historiography, that the vision not merely of the present but also of the past must change.

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