INSECT IN NATIONAL PARK KUTAI

Kutai National Park is an area of lowland tropical rain forests are located in the province of East Kalimantan is geographically located at 07'55 "- 033'53" North latitude and 11658'48 "- 11735'29" east longitude, which includes 3 (three ) administrative regions namely, Bontang, East Kutai Regency with an area of 198,629 ha.

As a lowland tropical rain forest, Kutai National Park is rich in biodiversity (precautionary), one of precautionary wealth in Kutai National Park is an insect (Insect). According to wikipedia.org insects / Insect is the main group (phyllum) of segmented animals (arthropods) which three pairs, which is why they are called also hexapoda (Greek), meaning "six-legged."

Given the richness of insect species that exist in Kutai National Park and limited reference as a basis for identification, information contained only a few types of insects that have been identified from each of the following orders, namely, Odonata (dragonflies), Lepidoptera (butterflies), Hymenoptera (ants and bees), Diptera (flies-lalatan), Hemiptera (ladybugs), Orthoptera (grasshoppers) and Coleoptera (beetles).

Odonata: the Order which included bermetamofosis not wsempurna with stage larvae in this water, characterized by the existence of two pairs of wings, chewing-type mouth, has a large compound eyes, have a short anthena and are karnifor. Consists of 2 sub-orders namely, dragonfly pin (Zygoptera) and common dragonflies (Anisptera).

Lepidoptera: Butterflies and moths (rama-rama) is classified into the insect order Lepidoptera, or "winged insect scales" (lepis, scales and wings). Simply put, the butterflies and moths are distinguished on the basis of their active time and physical characteristics. Butterflies umumny a day at a time when active (diurnal), while the moth is active mostly at night (nocturnal). Butterflies rest or perch to enforce its wings, moth perched with spread wings. Butterflies usually have a bright beautiful colors, moths cenderum dark, dull or gray.

Hymenoptera: Order lots of benefits for humans, because as a member of this Order is entomopili. Group of this Order has thin-winged characteristics (membrane) as much as two pairs. Order this experience metamorphosis, in some members of this Order has the typical female ovipositor to insert eggs into the host as well as other places that can not be affordable. Ovipositor often modified on the stinger.

Diptera: The fly-lalatan characterized as an insect with two pairs of thin wings, where the rear wing has been changed into a tool of balance (dumbbell), generally physically smaller and smaller, has a mouth with a suction type. Diptera inidaur included in metamofosis perfect life.

Hemiptera: Often termed by the community as a family of ladybugs or "bug". Having hemelytrous wing traits, ie thickened and thinned in membrane in the end, the rear wing (membrane) shorter than the front wings, antennae with 5 segments or less, the mouth with 3 or 4 segments segmented beak arising on the front head. Tarsi with 3 segments or less. Awl-sucking mouth type, hence many species of this group is a pest of cultivated plants, some other species are predators.

Orthoptera: The Order is very varied forms, there is a winged some are not not winged, the average herbivore but some of them carnivor danomnivor. Included in ordo are grasshoppers and crickets.

Coleoptera: It is the largest order of insects, with a characteristic has two pairs of wings with a pair front wings (elytra) are thickened like bulit or hard and brittle, and usually meet in a straight line under the middle of the back and cover a pair of wings behind him. Type mouth this Order is the type of mastication with the development mandibel.

By: Agus Hermawan Apandi and Kutai National Park.