Identifikasi Amblypygi (Charontidae: Stygophrynus) di Gua Krompyang, Kecamatan Sumbermanjig Wetan, Malang Selatan

Abstract

Karst is a landscape with carbonate rocks that have undergone classification, giving rise to certain reliefs. Karst morphology is divided into two, namely exokarst and endokarst. Cave is a form of endokarst. One of the fauna in the cave is Amblypygi. Amblypygi in its ecosystem acts as the second and third consumers, even as primary consumers. The purpose of this research was to identify the Charontidae family with the Genus Stygophrynus in Krompyang Cave, South Malang. Data collection was carried out in September 2020 with the location of one cave in Sumbermanjing Wetan District. The results showed that the species identified was Stygoprhynus dammermani.