Insect diversity of Bukit Hampuan Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
An insect diversity survey was carried out at Bukit Hampuan Forest Reserve, adjacent to Kinabalu Park in Sabah, Malaysia. The nocturnal insect diversity was very high, with a mean of 113 species recorded from one square metre of light-trapping cloth. Diurnal insects were sampled using sweep nets and fine forceps. A total of 19 Bornean endemic insect species were recorded, comprising 15 moth and four beetle species. A few of the endemic moths are confined to Sabah, namely Buzara saikehi, Cyana saulia and Lyclene mesilaulinea. Forty-two butterfly species were recorded. Endemic insect species sam... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 5, Iss 10, Pp 4461-4473 (2013) |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
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Schlagwörter: | Ecology / QH540-549.5 / General. Including nature conservation / geographical distribution / QH1-199.5 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26862554 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3243.4461-73 |