This study aimed to identify and reveal the soil mesofauna community which included
the individual number, diversity and dominance, and the quality of the soil
environment in the former TPA (final disposal dump site) of Gunung Tugel, Kedung
Randu Village, Patikraja Subdistrict, Banyumas Regency. Purposive random
sampling was used in this study. Sampling was conducted for six months from January
to June 2021, six times with one month of the interval, during the day (06.00 08.00)
and night (18.00-20.00). Soil sampling and soil quality measurements were carried
out at two research locations, location 1 was in the northern and eastern areas and
location 2 was in the western and southern areas of the Gunung Tugel final disposal
dump area. The results of the sampling were identified using a microscope and
referred to the book An Introduction to the Study of Insects and the book Ecology of
Soil Animals. The results showed that 394 individuals number of soil mesofauna were
found which belonged to 12 orders, 15 families, and 17 species. The diversity index
was classified as moderate, in the range of 0.970 - 1.097 with an average of 1.045.
The dominance index was classified as low, ranging from 0.335 to 0.423 with an
average of 0.367 and shows that no species dominates. The quality of the soil
environment of the former TPA (final disposal dump) of Gunung Tugel is not suitable
for maintaining the life of the soil mesofauna.