KEANEKARAGAMAN CAPUNG (ODONATA) DI AREA TAMAN WISATA ALAM SURANADI, LOMBOK BARAT

Abstract

The study aims to determine the relative abundance and diversity index of dragonflies or damselflies in the Suranadi Nature Tourism Park (TWA), West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The dragonfly capture location is divided into 6 routes. The use of a descriptive exploratory research design. The sampling method is carried out by the capture method using a net. Dragonfly capture is carried out in the morning and afternoon. The results of the observation show that there are 15 species that have been found. Of the 15 species, there are 4 families namely Aeshnidae, Coenagrionidae, Libellulidae, and Platycnemididae. The highest relative abundance (KR) of dragonflies was obtained in the Othertrum sabina (Libellulidae) species at 44.53%. The diversity index (H’) of dragonflies has a value of 1.96.