Keragaman Jenis Belalang (Orthoptera) di Persawahan Desa Beringin Kencana Kecamatan Tabunganen

Meidita Alpisah Rina (Universitas Lambung Mangkurat, Banjarmasin)
Aulia Ajizah (Universitas Lambung Mangkurat)
Riya Irianti (Universitas Lambung Mangkurat)

Wahana-Bio: Jurnal Biologi dan Pembelajarannya
Vol 13, No 2 (2021): Wahana-Bio Edisi November 2021

Grasshoppers act as pests and act as predators, scavengers, and decomposers of organic matter. In maintaining the ecosystem of rice fields, grasshoppers have a very important role in maintaining their balance. The purpose of this study was to describe the diversity of grasshoppers (Orthoptera) in the rice fields of Beringin Kencana Village, Tabunganen District. The research methods used is a descriptive method with sampling using roaming techniques with line transect methods. The results obtained 9 species of grasshoppers, namely Oxya chinensis, Mantis religiosa, Gesonula mundata, Conocephalus fasciatus, Conocephalus discolor, Phlaeoba fomusa, Aiopolus thalassinus, Acrida conica, and Scudderia furcata. The grasshopper diversity index is 1.83 including the medium diversity category.