Three new species of (Zingiberaceae) from Sabah, Malaysia.

Three new species of , , and were discovered in Sabah, Malaysia. is similar to R.M.

A new species of the group (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from the borderlands of extreme northern Thailand.

Phylogenetic and morphological analyses delimit and diagnose, respectively, a new population of a karst-dwelling from extreme northern Thailand. The new species, , of the group inhabits karst caves and outcroppings and karst vegetation in the vicinity of Pha Mi Village in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Within the group, is the earliest diverging species of a strongly supported clade composed of the granite-dwelling and the karst-dwelling sister species sp.

The utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy (EBUS-TBMC) for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphoma.

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a revolutionary tool for the diagnosis and staging of mediastinal disorders. Nevertheless, its diagnostic capability is reduced in certain disorders such as lymphoproliferative diseases. EBUS-guided transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy (EBUS-TBMC) is a novel technique that can provide larger samples with preserved tissue architecture, with an acceptable safety profile.

, a new species of Primulaceae (Myrsinoideae) from Peninsular Malaysia.

, a new species of Primulaceae from Peninsular Malaysia, is described and illustrated. The new species is assignable into subgenus (§) on account of specialised lateral reproductive branches bearing a terminal inflorescence subtended by foliose bracts. Morphologically, the new species mostly resembles in having elliptic leaves.

 (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a new species from northern Peninsular Malaysia.

Recent fieldwork in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, resulted in the collection of an endemic new species of , described here as Julius, Siti-Munirah & Utteridge. The species is a member of subgenus (§) on account of its vascularised glands (bacterial nodules) on the leaf margin and the terminal inflorescence on a specialised lateral branch subtended by a normal leaf (rather than a reduced bract-like leaf). is unique amongst all members of § by having leaf margins with both vascularised glands and pustule-like structures and can be further distinguished from other Peninsular Malaysian members of this subgenus by the lamina raised between the leaf venation giving a somewhat bullate appearance, unbranched inflorescences, brownish-red pedicels and recurved corolla lobes, each with a creamy-white apex and a small pink patch at the base.

Pulmonary extra-nodal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma: A rare cause of persistent lung consolidation.

Pulmonary extra-nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, also known as extra-nodal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, is rare among all non-Hodgkin lymphomas and generally among all pulmonary malignancies. We present a 46-year-old lady with persistent right lower lung consolidation despite earlier treatment efforts with intravenous antibiotics for community acquired pneumonia. Apart from initial presentation with a short 3-day history of fever, cough and shortness of breath, she had remained largely asymptomatic throughout the follow-up period.

Digitization of natural history collections: A guideline and nationwide capacity building workshop in Malaysia.

Natural history museum collections are the most important sources of information on the present and past biodiversity of our planet. Most of the information is primarily stored in analogue form, and digitization of the collections can provide further open access to the images and specimen data to address the many global challenges. However, many museums do not digitize their collections because of constraints on budgets, human resources, and technologies.

New distribution record of the rare bat cf. (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from the Crocker Range Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

A female Hypsugocf.vordermanni was caught at a stream near a village road in Mantailang, Crocker Range Park, Sabah, on 12 November 2018. This bat is a new record for the national park and the second record for Sabah.

The first record of the parasitic myrmecophilous caterpillar (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) inside Asian weaver ant () nests in oil palm plantations.

Asian weaver ants () are an important biocontrol agent in agricultural habitats. We conducted surveys in oil palm plantations in Riau, Indonesia for an obligate myrmecophilous butterfly larvae, (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), that is known to consume weaver ant larvae in other habitat types. We found larvae in five of the twenty nests surveyed, with larval presence not being related to weaver ant nest size.

Exploring the predation of large land snails using preyed shell remains from rock anvil sites in a tropical limestone rainforest in Malaysia.

The study of prey-predator interactions between land snails and birds offers important insights into evolutionary and ecological relationships. Here, we report a case study of rock anvils presumably used by the birds and in a cave cavity of a limestone hill in Malaysia. We did not detect any other species in the plots and, therefore, based on our short study duration, we cannot rule out the possibility that other species, such as mammals, preyed on the snails.

Disturbance gradient and mosquito diversity pattern in areas surrounding Chini Lake - the second largest freshwater lake in Peninsular Malaysia.

Malaysia is a tropical country that has consistently been facing a prevalent threat of mosquito-borne diseases. Amongst the plethora of diseases, the most common mosquito-borne disease in the country is dengue fever, transmitted by spp. mosquitoes.

Two new species of (Zingiberaceae), from Sabah, Malaysia.

Two new species of , and were discovered in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. resembles in that the leaf sheath of the plant is not thickened and in the anther thecae dehiscing by longitudinal slits, but differs in having a longer petiole and tubular calyx. resembles by the short petiole and a bilobed calyx, but differs by the truncate leaf base, the acute leaf apex, opposite leaves with a narrower lamina parallel to the ground and anther thecae dehiscing by pores.

A trait-based plant economic framework can help increase the value of reforestation for conservation.

While reforestation is gaining momentum to moderate climate change via carbon sequestration, there is also an opportunity to use tree planting to confront declining global biodiversity. Where tree species vary in support of diversity, selecting appropriate species for planting could increase conservation effectiveness. We used a common garden experiment in Borneo using 24 native tree species to examine how variation among tree species in their support of beetle diversity is predicted by plant traits associated with "acquisitive" and "conservative" resource acquisition strategies.

An uncommon side effect of a very commonly used medication: A case report on hydrocortisone-induced bradycardia.

Sinus bradycardia is a rare but important side effect of high-dose hydrocortisone. It is a self-limiting condition that recovered spontaneously upon stopping the medication and did not recur with other types of corticosteroids.

Land snails and slugs of Bau limestone hills, Sarawak (Malaysia, Borneo), with the descriptions of 13 new species.

This study presents a list of land snails and slugs found on limestone hills in the District of Bau, the state of Sarawak in Malaysian Borneo. Systematic and random sampling for land snails was conducted at eight limestone outcrops, namely, Gunung Stulang, Padang Pan, Gunung Kapor, Gunung Lobang Angin, Gunung Doya, Gunung Batu, Bukit Sekunyit and Gunung Sebayat. A total of 122 land snail species was documented with photographs of each species.

Discovery of the fish host of the 'planktonic' caligid Shen & Li, 1959 (Crustacea: Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida).

The siphonostomatoid copepod Shen & Li, 1959 has been widely reported from plankton samples obtained from neritic and oceanic waters off coasts of the Indo-West Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Until now, its fish host has remained unknown. This copepod belongs to an intriguing group of congeners that, despite being part of a chiefly parasitic group, are consistently found as zooplankters.

, a new species of Cyclophoridae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong rainforest, Brunei.

Background: Terrestrial Caenogastropoda form an important but threatened component of the Borneo tropical rainforest malacofauna, where the group is nearly as rich in species as the Stylommatophora. They are, however, more sensitive to drought, temperature extremes and forest degradation.

New Information: On a field course at Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre in Brunei Darussalam (Borneo), a new caenogastropod species, belonging to the genus , was discovered by the course participants.

Genetic diversity and population structure of (Forskål, 1775) (Teleostei, Terapontidae) in Malaysian waters.

A background study is important for the conservation and stock management of a species. is a coastal Indo-Pacific species, sourced for human consumption. This study examined 134 samples from the central west and east coasts of Peninsular (West) Malaysia and East Malaysia.

Neonatal melioidosis case reports-Lessons learned.

In endemic regions, include melioidosis in the routine differential diagnosis of neonates with respiratory distress, and consider early empirical ceftazidime treatment for neonates with worsening respiratory distress.

A regional study of the genus (Ramalinaceae) in Asia and Melanesia.

is a crustose to squamulose lichen genus inhabiting the bark of trees in moist tropical forests and rainforests. Species identification is generally challenging and is mainly based on ascospore morphology, thallus morphology and anatomy, vegetative dispersal units, and on secondary chemistry. While regional treatments of the genus have been conducted for Africa, South America and Australia, there exists no study focusing on the Asian and Melanesian species.

A review of Möllendorff, 1890 and Möllendorff, 1890 in the Philippines (Gastropoda, Pupilloidea, Hypselostomatidae).

The genera and of the Philippines are revised based on the collections of the Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), the Florida Museum of Natural History (USA), and recently collected material. Three new species are described: Páll-Gergely & Auffenberg, , Páll-Gergely & Schilthuizen, , Páll-Gergely & Schilthuizen,

Conchological and molecular analysis of the "non-scaly" Bornean with descriptions of three new species (Gastropoda, Neritimorpha, Hydrocenidae).

The Bornean representatives of the genus (Hydrocenidae) have small, dextral, conical, calcareous shells consisting of ca. three teleoconch whorls. Our recent study on the of Malaysian Borneo has revealed high intra- and inter-specific variation in the "scaly" group (a group of species with striking scale-like surface sculpture).

A new species of (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong, Brunei.

Background: is a genus of very small flea beetles living in the leaf litter layer of Asian forests, easily sampled with Winkler extraction. The genus is presumably very rich in species, but their taxonomy is hampered by their small size and morphological uniformity.

New Information: On a 'taxon expedition'-style field course at Kuala Belalong Field Studies Centre in Brunei Darussalam (Borneo), a new species, n.

A review of the Cholevinae from the island of Borneo (Coleoptera, Leiodidae).

The available knowledge of the round fungus beetle subfamily Cholevinae (Leiodidae) from the island of Borneo is reviewed, and the results of newly studied material presented. The currently known 30 species (of which 14 are newly described herein) represent the genera (one species), (one species), (one species), (14 species), and (13 species). The following new species are described: Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , and Schilthuizen, Njunjić & Perreau, , and Njunjić, Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , and Schilthuizen & Perreau, It is expected that the cholevine biodiversity of Borneo is still far from completely known.