Affiliations 

  • 1 Block 207A; Woodleigh Link; Singapore 361207; Republic of Singapore. orthoptera.mingkai@gmail.com
  • 2 Forest Research Centre (Sepilok); Sabah Forestry Department; PO Box 1407; 90715 Sandakan; Sabah; Malaysia. razy.japir@sabah.gov.my
  • 3 Forest Research Centre (Sepilok); Sabah Forestry Department; PO Box 1407; 90715 Sandakan; Sabah; Malaysia. arthur.chung@sabah.gov.my
Zootaxa, 2024 Jan 04;5397(2):264-272.
PMID: 38221205 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5397.2.7

Abstract

Only one species of Pendleburyella Chopard, 1969 (Gryllidae, Pentacentrinae) was previously known to occur in Borneo: Pendleburyella eirmosa Tan, Muhammad & Wahab, 2023 from Brunei Darussalam. Here, two additional new species of crickets from the genus Pendleburyella are described from the highlands of Sabah, Borneo: Pendleburyella eremita sp. nov. from Bukit Hampuan and Pendleburyella nimba sp. nov. from Mount Trus Madi. In total, six species of Pendleburyella are currently known, three from Borneo and three from Malay Peninsula. It is likely that many more species are awaiting discovery owing to its cryptic morphology and elusive nature.

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