Wednesday, June 3, 2026

[Entomology • 2026] Varitrella sulu & V. alternata • New Species and Bioacoustics of Varitrella (Cantotrella) (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Oecanthidae: Podoscirtinae) from Sulu Archipelago and Borneo’s Sabah

 

Varitrella (Cantotrella) sulu Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, 

in HaibilNuñeza, Damit, Japir, Chung et Tan, 2026.
 
Abstract
Two new species of Varitrella (Cantotrella) (Oecanthidae: Podoscirtinae) are described from Sulu Archipelago: Varitrella (Cantotrella) sulu Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, sp. nov. and Varitrella (Cantotrella) alternata Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, sp. nov. The calling songs of Varitrella (Cantotrella) sulu Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, sp. nov. and Varitrella (Cantotrella) trusmadi Gorochov, 2014 are also described.

Orthoptera, Calling songs, East Malaysia, Philippines, Podoscirtini, Southeast Asia



Varitrella (Cantotrella) sulu Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, sp. nov. 
Varitrella (Cantotrella) alternata Haibil, Nuñeza & Tan, sp. nov. 



HELEN H. HAIBIL, OLGA MACAS NUÑEZA, DAYANG FAZRINAH BINTI AWG DAMIT, RAZY JAPIR, ARTHUR Y.C. CHUNG and MING KAI TAN. 2026. New Species and Bioacoustics of Varitrella (Cantotrella) (Oecanthidae: Podoscirtinae) from Sulu Archipelago and Borneo’s Sabah.  Zootaxa. 5821(1); 61-77. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.1.4 [2026-05-28]