Community structure of dragonfly (insecta: Odonata) in pond habitat at Sumur Panguripan Cultural Reserve, Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract

AbstractThe Sumur Penguripan Cultural Reserve is an area of clean water wells in which there are two types of ponds, namely Canopied and Non-Canopied, with unspoiled environmental conditions. So, this area has potential as a natural habitat for the dragonfly community. The community of dragonflies at a location can be an environmental indicator, especially in waters, and also be used as a biological control for the terrestrial environment. This study aimed to report differences in the dragonfly’s structure community from the two types of canopy in the pond area of the Sumur Panguripan Cultural Reserve. This study uses the Visual Encounter Survey (VES) method was modified using the Belt Transect method. The results of a study conducted in this location found that there were 20 species from 4 families, with 294 individuals. The value of species diversity of dragonflies at non-canopied locations is H’= 2.26, highest than the value of species diversity of dragonflies at locations with canopied that is H’= 1.87. At the canopied pond location, there were eight species with 48 individuals from 3 families. Meanwhile, at the Non-canopied pond location, there were 18 species with 246 individuals from 3 families.