Taxa composition of Insects in Peat Agricultural area Kalampangan sub-district Central Kalimantan Indonesia

摘要

Insects are one of taxa within Animal. Despite of their high adaptability, this group also cover vast areas. Nevertheless, they are played an ecological role. This is suggest, that this taxa having a sizable proportion over animal kingdom. Data from agricultural area, their existence most often reported as pest. However, less study has been conducted regarding their ecological role, especially in peat land, as in Kalampangan. The research was aimed to study the insects' abundance within Kalampangan peat agricultural area, as well as their ecological role. Research is quantitative descriptive, using survey method. Data was collected from Dec 2017 to July 2018. Insects was collected usingPitfall trap, Yellow trap, Light trap and Sweep Net, within two differ locations. Time factor as effort was recorded. Density approximation was using CPUE. All trapped insects, was transported to Zoology Laboratory, PMIPA-FKIP UPR for identification. Their unique characteristic at family taxa was documented. The data described that the taxa was consisted of 10 orders, 24 families, with a total 847 individual. Acrididae was found dominant on sweep net, while I sotomidae (pitfall trap), Coccinellidae (yellow trap) and Formicidae (light trap), respectively. To conclude, herbivore was highly dominated ecological role among trapped insects.)