B.Sc (Hons) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Ph.D La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia

Entomology

Insect Taxonomy

Insect Ecology

Taxonomy of cicadas

Bionomic of aesthetic insects: cicadas, fireflies, butterflies, moths

Ecology of forest floor insects, mosquitoes

Ento-tourism

Taxonomy, distribution and diversity of cicadas (Insecta: Homoptera: Cicadidae and Tibicinidae) in Malaysia: IRPA 09-02-02-0018 EA073 (RM125,688.00) Dec 2001 - Dec 2006

Salmah, Y., Duffels, J.P. & Zaidi, M.I. 2005. Taxonomic notesof the Malaysian species of Chremistica Stal (Homoptera: Cicadisae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 8(1): 15-23.

Schouten, M.A, Duffels, J.P. & Zaidi, M.I. 2004. A checklist of the cicada fauna (Homoptera: Cicadoidea) of Endau Rompin National Park, Malaysia, with description of a new species. Malayan Nature Journal 54(4): 369-386.

Zaidi, M.I. Azman, S. & C.Y. Wong. 2004. Synchronous fireflies on berembang trees, Sungai Sepetang, Matang. National Conference on Sustainable Management of Matang Mangrove - 100 years and Beyond, Ipoh, Perak, 5-8 October 2004. Abstract.

Zaidi, M.I. & Azman, S. 2003. Cicada fauna (Homoptera: Cicadoidea) of Sabah, with special reference to six protected area. Serangga 8(1-2): 95-106.

Azman, S. & Zaidi, M.I. 2002. Two new species of the genus Puranoides Moulton from Malaysia (Homoptera: Cicadidae). Serangga 7(1-2): 1-14.

Zaidi, M.I. Azman, S, & Ruslan, M.Y. 2001. Cicada (Homoptera: Cicadoidea) fauna of Langkawi Island, Kedah. Serangga 6(1): 199-122.

Zaidi, M.I., Azman, S. & Ismail, S. 2001. Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna of Wang Kelian, Perlis State Park. In: Faridah-Hanum, Kasim Osman & Abdul Latiff (eds.). Kepelbagaian Biologi dan Pengurusan Taman Negeri Perlis: Persekitaran Fizikal & Biologi Wang Kelian. Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Perlis, Kangar. pp. 161-165.

Zaidi, M.I. & Azaman, S. 2000. Pomponia bulu, a new species of ciacada from Sabah, Malaysia (Homoptera: Cicadidae). Serangga 5(1): 197-220.

Duffels, J.P. & Zaidi, M.I. 1999. A revision of the cicada genus Orientopsaltria Kato (Homoptera, Cicadidae from Southeast Asia. Tjidscrift voor Entomologie 142(2): 195-297.