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Rhicnogryllus bipunctatus
A beautiful tiny day cricket measuring at 8mm in length only. Body colored black and white. Fairly common. This species could possibly be a Rhicnogryllus bipunctatus, a species found only in Borneo and nearby islands.
Bushes in Uncle Tan Bed&Breakfast, Sepilok road, Sandakan, Sabah.
>>>Map accuracy : 50m diameter. A very special thanks to Bayucca for identifying to a close species. An earlier spotting of this species from Gomantong forest 2 days ago http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/294...
Thanks for the update, Bayucca.
Though it cannot get a confirmed species I still have to
thank you for being able to give an ID close enough.
Chun, I got the feedback from Siegfried Ingrisch, the first describer. As usual and as a scientist they do not want fix themselves to ID it from just a picture and without comparing with their own material (DNA, genital specimens etc), what I fully understand. I confirmed the genus Rhicnogryllus, but think, that there might be other and probably not yet described species. So, I would go with Rhicnogryllus cf. bipunctata, so we are on the safe side.
Wonderful spotting and wonderful work as always by Detective Bayucca :) Chun, I've never seen anything like this! Thanks for sharing this great spotting.
You have done it again, Bayucca.
The only specimen for Rhicnogryllus bipunctatus found online indeed looks like my spotting. Even the geographical location matches too.
I would definitely like to hear the describer's reply.
Trigonidiinae I would say and maybe, maybe, you never know or perhaps:
Rhicnogryllus sp.?? Rhicnogryllus bipunctata?? Spots look not bad, but colors are different. I will directly ask the first describer (!).
http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/systax/cg...
Good you mentioned it Bayucca.
Here is a jumping spider I found nearby, certainly showing some resemblance.
http://images.plurk.com/1tsIaJx4hBjmDRNC...
Spotted on Jun 8, 2010
Submitted on Dec 2, 2013
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