Itara (Maxitara) kinabalu Gorochov, 2013

Tan, Ming Kai, Grumo, Kim C., Gono, Alfredo Iii A., Bahoy, Daphne Cayle M., Rivera, Rodrin R., Nuñeza, Olga Macas, Japir, Razy & Chung, Arthur Y. C., 2024, New species of Itara (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Itarinae) and descriptions of calling songs from Mindanao and Sabah, Zootaxa 5424 (1), pp. 61-79 : 75-76

Itara (Maxitara) kinabalu Gorochov, 2013

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Itara (Maxitara) kinabalu Gorochov, 2013: 227

Material examined. EAST MALAYSIA: Sabah State • 1♂; Tenompok Forest Reserve; N6.01912, E116.50254, 1347.0±7.0 m.a.s.l.; 5 November 2023, 19h02; mating on low-lying foliage; coll. M.K. Tan, R. Japir, M.A.B. Asidi & D.F.A. Damit; SBH.23.171 ( FRC) • 1♂ 1♀; Tenompok Forest Reserve ; N6.01908, E116.50256, 1353.0± 6.5 m.a.s.l.; 5 November 2023, 19h06; mating on low-lying foliage; coll. M.K. Tan, R. Japir, M.A.B. Asidi & D.F.A. Damit; SBH.23.173 ( FRC)

Remarks. Our specimens from Tenompok Forest Reserve resemble the description by Gorochov (2013). Tenompok is not too distant from Mount Kinabalu where this species was described.

Ecology. We observed a number of couples mating and males calling at night among the understory plants.

Type locality. EAST MALAYSIA: Sabah: Mount Kinabalu

Distribution. Borneo (Sabah: Mount Kinabalu)

Calling song. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Itara (Bornitara) copiosa (A, B) and Itara (Maxitara) kinabalu (C–E) ♂ genitalia in lateral (A, C), dorsal (D) and ventral (B, E) views. Scale bars: 1 mm.

FIGURE 14. Itara (Maxitara) kinabalu in their natural environment at Tenompok Forest Reserve, Sabah: male singing (A), mating pair (B).