Orthoptera from Gunung Arong Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia

By

Muhammad, Amira Aqilah
Tan, Ming Kai
Azizan, Izz Amirul
Abdullah, Nurul Ashikin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2026-1-23

Original Publication

Journal of orthoptera research : JOR

Volume

35

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

117--156

Subjects

Checklist , Kerangas forest , new locality record , peat swamp , Southeast Asia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Philadelphia, Penn Orthopterists' Society 1992-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jor.35.159566

 

Abstract

<br> A recent scientific expedition held in Gunung Arong Forest Reserve (GAFR) in Mersing, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia was conducted to document the species richness of Orthoptera. This survey aimed to fill knowledge gaps in Orthoptera from Malay Peninsula, in which traditionally little is known for Johor state compared to Pahang state in the north and Singapore to the south. Opportunistic surveys along selected trails culminated in a total of 62 taxa representing 12 families. Our study revealed a wider distribution for some species thought to be endemic to Singapore—<br> Singapuriola<br> ,<br> Ectatoderus angusticollis<br> Chopard, 1969,<br> Ornebius xinyao<br> Tan, 2015, and<br> Cesasundana lorniensis<br> Tan, 2014. Likewise,<br> Odontogryllodes undatus<br> Tan, Muhammad &amp; Abdullah, 2024 and Parendacustes (Parendacustes) aduncus Tan, Muhammad &amp; Gorochov, 2024 are two species only recently discovered from Panti Forest Reserve that were also found in GAFR.<br>