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Dialogical Skirmishes
No full textTan was guest editor for 'And Now China?', a special print edition of the Ctrl+P journal, which critically responded to the celebratory rhetoric’s of ‘China Now’ and other celebratory markers of China's global ascent in 2008. As well as the introductory article 'Dialogical Skirmishes', Tan also interviewed Hans Ulrich Obrist
Evidence for erbium-erbium energy migration in erbium(III) bis(perfluoro-p-tolyl)phosphinate
No full textCopyright 2008 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. This article appeared in Applied Physics Letters 92, 103303 (2008) and may be found at
Cesasundana lorniensis Tan 2014
No full textCesasundana lorniensis Tan, 2014 Fig. 11 H Material examined. 3 females: 1 female (paratype, ZRC.ORT. 1047), BTNR, coll. D. H. Murphy, 20 August 1970; 1 female (paratype, ZRC.ORT. 1046), BTNR, coll. D. H. Murphy 23 / 24 November 1971; 1 female (holotype, ZRC.ORT. 166), CCNR, MacRitchie forest, along Lornie Trail, primary/ old secondary forest, coll. M. K. Tan, 2 November 2010. Taxonomy. A key to currently known species is available in Tan (2014). Remarks. More images available in Tan (2014).Published as part of Tan, Ming Kai, 2014, An annotated checklist of the bush katydids (Orthoptera: Phaneropteridae: Phaneropterinae) from Singapore, including an illustrated key to species, pp. 573-593 in Zootaxa 3884 (6) on page 581, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.6, http://zenodo.org/record/24981
Additions to the moss flora of Endau Rompin National Park, Johore State, peninsular Malaysia
No full textIn a recent survey of the Endau Rompin National Park (ERNP) in Johore State, 81 species and 4 varieties of mosses were documented. This increases the previous count from 62 species and 3 varieties of mosses in ERNP to 111 species and 5 varieties in total. Of these, 30 species are new records for Johore State. Rhaphidostichum bunodicarpum and Trichosteleum stigmosum are two species new to Peninsular Malaysia. Thuidium assimile is a new record for West Malesia. A new combination, Papillidiopsis aquaticum (Dix.) Boon-Chuan Ho & B.C. Tan is proposed. In terms of species composition, the pan-tropical families of Calymperaceae, Fissidentaceae, Leucobryaceae and Sematophyllaceae predominate the moss flora of ERNP
Micrornebius kopisua Tan & Ingrisch 2013
No full textMicrornebius kopisua Tan & Ingrisch, 2013 (Fig. 2) Micrornebius sp.— Ingrisch, 2006: 178 Micrornebius kopisua Tan & Ingrisch, 2013 — Tan & Ingrisch, 2013: 19 New material examined. 2 males: Singapore: 1 male, near Central Catchment Nature Reserve, along Venus Trail, secondary forest, coll. M. K. Tan, 25 July 2014; 1 male (CIL.02.3.03, in alcohol), Central Catchment Nature Reserve, MacRitchie forest, near MacRitchie Nature Trail, disturbed forest, on leaf litter, coll. M. K. Tan, H. Yeo & R. W. J. Ngiam, 31 August 2014. Remarks. Type material along with new material were examined for comparison with the other Micrornebius species. Life history. Unlike the other Micrornebius species described here, Micrornebius kopisua tends to inhabit the leaf litter among leaves and plant parts near the ground (Fig. 2). They were not found to be hiding underneath tree bark so far.Published as part of Tan, Ming Kai, 2014, New species of small scaly crickets of genus Micrornebius (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae; Mogoplistinae) from Singapore, pp. 117-126 in Zootaxa 3895 (1) on page 121, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3895.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/22619
Ornebius tampines Tan & Robillard 2012
No full textOrnebius tampines Tan & Robillard, 2012 (Fig. 6) Ornebius tampines Tan & Robillard, 2012: 418. Type specimens examined. Holotype (male): Singapore, Pasir Ris Park, Sungei Tampines, along mangrove boardwalk, coll. M. K. Tan, 17 June 2011 (ZRC). Paratypes: 3 males, same locality as holotype, coll. M. K. Tan, 17 June 2011, 15 September 2011 (all ZRC). New material examined. Singapore, 1 female, same locality as holotype, coll. M. K. Tan, 20 October 2012 (all ZRC). Description. Female. Habitus as shown in Fig. 6 A. Ninth abdominal tergite with apical margin straight. Supraanal plate setose, with tenth abdominal tergite and epiproct completely fused; furrowed in middle; with apex subtruncated (Fig. 6 B). Paraprocts simple and short. Subgenital plate wider than long, with apical margin roundlyemarginated (Fig. 6 C). Ovipositor of medium length; apical valves with margins smooth; ventral margin of dorsal valves with 2–3 bristles (n = 1) (Fig. 6 D). Measurements. See Table 4. Discussion. Only males were previously known of this species (Tan & Robillard, 2012). New material allowed the description of the female. A re-examination of the type specimens revealed that in the original description the male phallic complex was imprecisely described. The medial valve, also referred to as internal sclerite of medial valve, is not bifurcate at apex. The ventral lobes are membranous. Instead, it is the internal sclerite of medial valve with base gently curved upwards. The lateral valves are weakly sclerotised, which was not previously mentioned.Published as part of Tan, Ming Kai & Ingrisch, Sigfrid, 2013, New taxa and notes of some described species of scaly crickets (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae: Mogoplistinae) from Singapore, pp. 17-28 in Zootaxa 3637 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3637.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/28357
Part of the global seawater delta oxygen-18 database from reference Tan 1996
No full textPart of the global seawater delta oxygen-18 database from reference Tan 199
Gryllotalpa permai Tan & Kamaruddin 2016
No full textGryllotalpa permai Tan & Kamaruddin, 2016 (Fig. 5 H) Material examined. 1 male (LAR. 15.114, holotype), on Bukit Larut, circa N 4.85710, E 100.80245, 1234 ± 6.4 m, shaded forest, calling underground on herbs near road, 19 June 2015, 1110 h; 1 male (LAR. 15.219, paratype), circa N 4.86364, E 100.79122, 1006 ± 6.3 m, calling underground, near stream, with rocks, boulders and logs, 21 September 2015, 1040 h. Remarks. Full description of this newly described species available in Tan & Kamaruddin (2016 a)Published as part of Tan, Ming Kai & Kamaruddin, Khairul Nizam, 2016, A contribution to the knowledge of Orthoptera diversity from Peninsular Malaysia: Bukit Larut, Perak, pp. 21-40 in Zootaxa 4111 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/25580
Micrornebius mandai Tan, new species
No full textMicrornebius mandai Tan, new species (Fig. 3) Material examined. Holotype (male): Singapore, near Central Catchment Nature Reserve, near Mandai Lake Road, old secondary swamp forest, on tree bark, coll. M. K. Tan & H. Yeo, 1 June 2014 (ZRC.ORT. 1042, dry pinned). Paratypes: 7 males, 1 female: Singapore, near Central Catchment Nature Reserve: 1 female (ZRC.ORT. 1043 dry pinned), near Mandai Lake Road, old secondary swamp forest, on tree bark, coll. M. K. Tan & H. Yeo, 1 June 2014; 2 males (ZRC.ORT. 1083, ZRC.ORT. 1084, both dry pinned), near Mandai Track 15, disturbed and young secondary forest, on tree bark, coll. M. K. Tan & H. Yeo, 13 June 2014; 1 male (ZRC.ORT. 1169, in alcohol), near Central Catchment Nature Reserve, near Mandai Lake Road, old secondary swamp forest, on leaf litter, coll. M. K. Tan & H. Yeo, 14 August 2014; 3 males (ZRC.ORT. 1148–1150, in alcohol), near Mandai Track 15, disturbed and young secondary forest, on tree bark, coll. M. K. Tan & H. Yeo, 13 September 2014; 1 male (ZRC.ORT. 1147, in alcohol), near Central Catchment Nature Reserve, near Mandai Track 15, disturbed and young secondary forest, on ground, coll. M. K. Tan & H. Yeo, 13 September 2014. Diagnosis. This species differs from all known Micronebius species by male phallic complex with the presence of two forms of sclerotized apical plates and hyalinous pyriform discs. Similar to Micrornebius lineatus Ingrisch, 2006 from Sabah in male phallic complex with apical plates but differs by the presence of two forms of apical plates (paired plates rectangular with rounded edges, with surface densely granular and the third plate appearing more sclerotized with surface sparsely denticulate); medial valves distinctively sclerotized. Similar to Micrornebius insularis Ingrisch, 2006 from Thailand in medial valves of male phallic complex but differs by the presence of apical plates. Similar to Micrornebius malaya Tan & Nizam, 2013 from Peninsular Malaysia in ovipositor with dorsal and ventral apical valves diverging subapically before converging at apex but differs by dorsal apical valve feebly longer than ventral valve (dorsal apical valve much shorter than ventral valve in M. malaya); also differs from M. malaya by male phallic complex. Description. Habitus typical for the genus (Figs. 3 A, 3 B). Frontal rostrum about 4.4 times (n = 4) broader than scapus. Maxillary palps with apical (fifth) segment elongated triangular, fourth segment mostly cylindrical with apical part slightly widened, third segment cylindrical; apical segment slightly longer than fourth segment, apical and third segments of subequal length (Fig. 3 C). Pronotum in male about 1.6 times (n = 8) longer than wide; with anterior dorsal margin straight and posterior dorsal margin broadly rounded, covering tegmen almost completely. Fore tibia with internal tympanum oval, external tympanum absent. Hind femur about 1.4 times (n = 8) longer than hind tibia; hind tibia 2.0 times (n = 8) longer than hind metatarsus. Male. Last abdominal tergite and epiproct fused to a supra-anal plate; basally transverse, apically setose, apical half with a broad medial lobe, with apical margin truncated or broadly rounded (Figs. 3 D, 3 E). Phallic complex as shown in Figs. 3 F, 3 G; with three large, brown, apical plates of two forms; paired plates rectangular to rhomboid, with surface densely granular; the third plate (appearing more sclerotized), hemi-elliptical (one end with rounded margin and the opposite end with straight margin) with surface sparsely denticulate (Fig. 3 F). Below those plates with two smaller elongated pyriform (teardrop-shaped) discs which are largely hyaline except for external margin (Fig. 3 F). Medial valves distinctively sclerotized; basal plate with two strongly sclerotized processes, between ejaculatory duct with two longitudinal branches connected by a basal plate; branches with basal half widened flattened to form a lamella and gently bent dorsad (when viewed laterally), distal half of branch rod-shaped and apex bent externally (Fig. 3 G). Ejaculatory duct connected to basal plate of medial valves. Female. Supra-anal plate setose, with two white lateral patches, apical margin rounded. Subgenital plate triangular, longer than broad, apical margin feebly emarginated in middle, setose throughout (Fig. 3 H). Ovipositor with dorsal and ventral apical valves diverging subapically before converging at apex; dorsal valve slightly longer than ventral valve; dorsal valve with apex rounded, ventral valve more slender with apex more acute (Fig. 3 I). Colouration. Generally brown when without scales, scales brown and silvery in fresh specimens. Head yellow brown, eyes dark; scapus and basal antennal segments pale yellow brown and partly black; maxillary palps mostly brown, joints between segments a little pale. Pronotum generally yellow brown when naked, with brown and silvery scales (Fig. 3 B). Mesosternum and metasternum pale yellow. Legs, including tarsi, generally pale with few dark brown variegation. Hind femora inner surface mostly naked, pale yellow at base and with brown scales near knees and upper margins; outer surface with brown scales. Hind tibiae black with yellow variegation. Abdominal tergites mostly black when naked with scales brown and silvery; abdominal sternites and subgenital plate brown (Figs. 3 D, 3 E). Cerci pale variegated with little brown scales (Figs. 3 B, 3 D, 3 E). Ovipositor brown. Measurements. See Table 2. Etymology. This species is named after type locality, Mandai; noun in apposition. Life history. This species inhabits tree trunks, often hiding within crevices and beneath tree bark.Published as part of Tan, Ming Kai, 2014, New species of small scaly crickets of genus Micrornebius (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae; Mogoplistinae) from Singapore, pp. 117-126 in Zootaxa 3895 (1) on pages 122-123, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3895.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/22619
Mesagraecia larutensis Tan et al. 2015
No full textMesagraecia larutensis Tan et al. 2015 (Fig. 6 D) Material examined. 1 male (LAR. 15.24, holotype), on Bukit Larut, circa N 4.86184, E 100.79276, 1056 ± 6.6 m, grassy, garden-like open area, grasses and herbs, 18 June 2015, 945– 1053 h. Remarks. Full description of the newly described species available in Tan et al. (2015).Published as part of Tan, Ming Kai & Kamaruddin, Khairul Nizam, 2016, A contribution to the knowledge of Orthoptera diversity from Peninsular Malaysia: Bukit Larut, Perak, pp. 21-40 in Zootaxa 4111 (1) on page 35, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/25580
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