Lipotactes (Lipotactes) alienus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898

Tan, Ming Kai, Damit, Dayang Fazrinah Binti Awg, Japir, Razy, Chung, Arthur Y. C., Robillard, Tony & Ingrisch, Sigfrid, 2025, New species and taxonomic notes of Lipotactes (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Lipotactinae) from Sabah, Zootaxa 5632 (2), pp. 309-324 : 320-322

Lipotactes (Lipotactes) alienus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898

( Figs 9A, 9B , 10A–D )

Lipotactes alienus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898: 274 — Kirby, 1906: 284; Karny, 1907: 105; Karny, 1924: 161; Zeuner, 1936: 296; Ingrisch, 1995: 280; Tan & Wahab, 2018: 136 ; Tan et al., 2020: 4, 10; Gorochov, 2021: 8.

New material examined. EAST MALAYSIA, Sabah, Sinipung Hill, near Long Pasia • 1♂ ( Fig. 9A ); N4.43658 E115.72369, 1323.0± 7.3 m.a.s.l.; 20 November 2024, 18h30; on branch of small tree; coll. M.K. Tan; SBH.24.173 ( ZRC) • 1♂; N4.43633 E115.72353, 1314.0± 7.9 m.a.s.l.; 20 November 2024, 18h50; under foliage of small tree; coll. M.K. Tan; SBH.24.176 ( ZRC) • 1♂ ( Fig. 9B ); N4.43175 E115.72488, 1246.0± 7.5 m.a.s.l.; 20 November 2024, 20h30; on foliage of climber near ground; coll. M.K. Tan; SBH.24.186 ( ZRC) • 2♂; N4.43013 E115.72554, 1192 m (GPS 24SA13); 20 November 2024, night; on low plant; coll. T. Robillard; TR22-130 ( MNHN) • 2♀; Maliau Basin Conservation Area , Agathis –Nepenthes trail, 2 km mark; N4.70723 E116.89538, 954 m (GPS 24SA6); 12 November 2024, night; on low vegetation; coll. T. Robillard; TR24-49 ( MNHN) • 1♀; Maliau Basin Conservation Area , at Maliau Basin Studies Centre along Knowledge Trail (start); N4.74189 E116.97062, 227 m (GPS 24SA4); 11 November 2024, night; on low vegetation; coll. T. Robillard; TR24-34 ( MNHN) • 1♀; same locality and collector as previous; 15 November 2024, late afternoon; on low vegetation; TR24-82 ( MNHN) .

Remarks. Our new material from Sinipung Hill (near Long Pasia) is not different from the ones described and illustrated in Ingrisch (1995) and Gorochov (2021). The male tegmen and stridulatory organs are also not different from the one described in Tan et al. (2020) and Gorochov (2021).

Type locality. EAST MALAYSIA: Sarawak: Baram River .

Distribution. Sarawak (Baram River, Lambir Hills, Similajau Bintulu, Kubah), Brunei Darussalam, Sabah

(Long Pasia, including Sinipung Hill, and Maliau Basin).

Figures

FIGURE 9. Lipotactes alienus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898 (A, B) at Sinipung Hill (Meligan) and Lipotactes kabili Tan, Japir & Chung, 2020 (C, D) at Maliau Basin.

FIGURE 10. Lipotactes alienus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898 (A–D) and Lipotactes kabili Tan, Japir & Chung, 2020 from Mount Trus Madi (E) and Maliau Basin (F–I) male: tegmen in ventral view (A, B, E–G) and abdominal apex in dorsal view (C, D, H, I). Scale bars: 1 mm.