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New catches from Maliau Basin. Managed to find only 2 new species to add to my collection.
Pyrops sultanus (ID credit: Jerome Constant). Maliau Basin, Sabah.
Pyrops sultanus. Maliau Basin, Sabah.
Pyrops cultellatus (Walker, 1857) ID Credit: Jerome Constant. Mating! Lucky me. Maliau Basin, Sabah More Bugs Porn here.
Pyrops cultellatus  (Walker, 1857). Maliau Basin, Sabah.
Pyrops cultellatus yoshiakii Nagai & Porion, 2002. Selangor. ID credit: Jerome Constant.
Trophobiosis between lantern bug and cockroach. The lantern bug are Pyrops cultellatus  yoshiakii Nagai & Porion, 2002. No ID for the roach yet. Selangor, Malaysia.
Also Pyrops pyrorhynchus but covered in white powdery wax. From Endau Rompin
Pyrops spinolae  Natural light. Kedah.
Pyrops whiteheadi from Danum Valley. Sabah.  Reflector used.
Pyrops whiteheadi. Maliau Basin, Sabah.
This one has many parasitic files on it! Selangor.
Pyrops oculatus. A 100% crop from another picture:
Trophobiosis again. A Frilly Gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus) enjoying free flow of honeydew from a few lantern bugs (Pyrops oculatus). Selangor.
Pyrops sidereus from Danum Valley. Sabah.
Pyrops transversolineatus. Flew into the canteen in Danum Valley Field Center and was captured by a research student and kept in a vial. My friend and I looked for this in the field the following couple of days but no luck.
Zanna nobilis nymph.  Full flash. Perak.
Adult of Zanna nobilis, Perak, Malaysia. Finally found one after slightly more than 3 years after I found a nymph!
Zanna nobilis and a Polyrhachis sp. ant.
Zanna terminalis nymph, Selangor, Malaysia
A Zanna terminalis nymph molting. Selangor, Malaysia
A newly emerged Zanna terminalis adult, and three nymphs. Selangor, Malaysia.
Zanna terminalis adult. Selangor, Malaysia.
Trophobiosis. Marbled Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus) waiting beside a few lantern bug nymphs (Zanna terminalis), presumably waiting for their honeydew excretes. Night find, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Pyrops heringi, Sabah, Malaysia. Heavily cropped.
Visited Sabah again (July 4 - 7, 2014) and was lucky enough to see this beauty again! Closer too! No more cropping!
A nymph of Samsama chersonesia Distant 1906 (ID credit: Jerome Constant). Selangor.
The adult of Samsama chersonesia Distant 1906. Selangor.
Other Fulgoridae I have come across:
Fulgoridae - Dichoptera sp. Selangor.
Trophobiosis. Frilly Gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus) enjoying free flow honeydew excrete from a Fulgorid (Dichoptera sp.). Selangor, Malaysia.
Trophobiosis. A skittish Four-clawed Gecko (Gehyra mutilata) enjoying honeydew excrete from a Fulgorid (Prolepta sp.). Selangor, Malaysia.
Fulgoridae: Penthicodes variegata. Selangor.
Fulgoridae: Polydictya sp, Sarawak.
Fulgoridae - Scamandra hecuba, Stal, 1863. ID credit: Jerome Constant. Selangor.
Scamandra hecuba, Stal, 1863. Selangor.
Prolepta sp. Full flash shot at night. Occur in Malaysia as well. This specimen is photographed in Selangor.
Prolepta sp. natural light shot. Krabi, Thailand.
5 new species added to my collection after my recent trip to a national park near Bangkok, Thailand.
Pyrops ducalis and a couple of friends :D
Fulgoridae - Pyrops ducalis, Alydidae - Riptortus pedestris and a masked assassin (Reduviidae - Reduvius sp.?)
Aphaena sp., close to A. discolor
Trophobiosis between gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus and lanternfly (Fulgoridae), Saiva gemmata. Thailand
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HeeJWSeptember 12, 2011 at 10:17 PM
beautiful lantern bugs! :D
TwotonApril 13, 2012 at 8:51 PM
Wow, what a collection!!!!
Kurt (OrionMystery)April 13, 2012 at 9:30 PM
UnknownOctober 11, 2018 at 9:46 PM
able to get a take a picture one of it not sure which species
Kurt (OrionMystery)October 11, 2018 at 10:18 PM
You can email it to me for ID.
asmidahmuhidinSeptember 9, 2021 at 8:44 PM
Hi, can I email you mine too for ID?
Kurt (OrionMystery)September 9, 2021 at 8:47 PM
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asmidahmuhidinSeptember 9, 2021 at 8:54 PM
aliyanAugust 14, 2019 at 2:58 PM
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enazamriAugust 20, 2020 at 12:54 PM
I found 3 in my husband village in negeri sembilan, Malaysia
Kurt (OrionMystery)August 20, 2020 at 12:58 PM
Lovely! Do you have any pics of them?
DavidNovember 23, 2021 at 1:41 AM
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ruiqingJuly 12, 2022 at 3:25 PM
Thanks to tour blog, I know which one I took - zanna terminalis nymph.
Kurt (OrionMystery)July 12, 2022 at 3:37 PM
Pleasure! Which state did you find that one in?
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