Pola Aktivitas dan Keanekaragaman Belalang (Insecta: Orthoptera) di Taman Naasional Gunung Ciremai, Kuningan, Jawa Barat

ABSTRACT Pattern Activities and Diversity of Grasshopper (Insecta: Orthoptera) in Ciremai Mountain National Park, Kuningan, West Java. The grasshoppers of the Gunung Ciremai National Park, based on collections in 2008 are reported. The grasshoppers were collected by transect method in three locations: Seda (508 m asl), Palutungan (1076 m dpl) and Cilengkrang (1143 m asl). A total, thirty three species of grasshoppers were recognized. The numbers of species/diversity index Shanon are: 25/2.99, Palutungan 18/2.60, and Cilengkrang 13 species/2.46. The highest activity of Ciremai grasshoppers was between 11.00-12.00 pm. The Erianthus sp was new record from Java, whereas Oxya spp.and Catantops (Acridiidae) spp were only found on Seda. Bibracte sp.(Acridiidae) and Paratrigonidium faseocinctum (Gryllidae) were only found on Cilengkrang, whereas Oxyrrhepes obtusa (Acridiidae) was only found on Palutungan. Species similarity on location, observation time, activity, and habitat of each grasshopper are discussed. Kata kunci : Activities, diversity, grasshopper, orthoptera, insecta, Ciremai