title: A contribution to the knowledge of Orthoptera diversity from Peninsular Malaysia: Bukit Larut, Perak.
abstract: Bukit Larut is a hill station at the southern tip of the Bintang Range, Perak of Peninsular Malaysia. While the biodiversity of Bukit Larut has been previously documented, its entomofauna, including the Orthoptera, remains relatively unknown. A faunistic survey was conducted in 2015 as part of the continuous exploration of the highlands in Malay Peninsula. An annotated species list of 71 (24 Caelifera and 47 Ensifera) species of Orthoptera from ten families (five from each order) is presented here. While the coverage of lineages in the orthopteran phylogeny is well-represented, the diversity in Bukit Larut is dominated by the three main families: Acrididae, Gryllidae and Tettigoniidae. Eight new locality records for Bukit Larut and/or Peninsular Malaysia and potential new species awaiting description highlight that the orthopteran diversity in Bukit Larut is not exhaustive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore.; Email: orthoptera.mingkai@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ming Kai
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Ex-situ Conservation Division, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, KM10, Jalan Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia.; Email: knizam@wildlife.gov.my.
authors.forename: Khairul Nizam
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Kamaruddin
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D009987:Orthoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development