Dr Francis Seow-Choen, an honorary research associate at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, recently published the second edition of his book, the “Taxonomic Guide to the Stick Insects of Borneo”. The book was officially launched on 18 January 2018 by the Sabah Chief Conservator of Forests, Datuk Sam Mannan.

The second edition of the book includes the description of 4 new genera and 37 new species, adding to the already extensive list of stick insect species documented in the first edition of the book.