Table 3 Insect species consumed by respondents in the study area
Order | Family | Voucher number | Scientific names | Common name | Local name (ethnic group) | Seasonal availability | Form of consumption | Departments | Nc | Nu | UV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
At | Al | Z | Pl | |||||||||||
Blattoptera | Termitidae | 129 | Macrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman) | Termites | Iriiri (Ottamari), Tchillili (Yom-Lokpa) | Mar–Nov | Raw, boiled, roasted, fried | + | − | − | − | 108 | 5 | 0.71 |
130 | Macrotermes subhyalinus (Rambur) | Termites | Iba (Yorouba), n'same (Ottamari), Cafléko (Fon) | Jan–Dec | Boiled, roasted, fried, dried | − | + | + | + | 174 | 6 | 0.85 | ||
131 | Macrotermes ivorensis (Grassé & Noirot) | Termite | Etoutou (Yorouba), Toutou (Fon) | May–Nov | Raw, roasted, fried, dried | − | − | + | + | 32 | 3 | 0.42 | ||
132 | Macrotermes falciger (Gerstäcker) | Termite | Toubou (Bariba), Gnommi (Yom-Lokpa) | Mar–Dec | Roasted, fried | + | − | + | − | 3 | 3 | 0.42 | ||
Orthoptera | Acrididae | 136 | Truxalis spp. | Short horned grasshoppers | Chaubafranca (Ottamari) | Aug–Dec | Boiled, roasted, fried, dried | + | − | − | − | 44 | 4 | 0.57 |
140 | Spathosternum pygmaeum (Karsch) | Grasshoppers | Igbe (Yorouba,), Kanankoun (Ottamari), Tchaganlikou (Cotimba) | Sept–Dec | Boiled, roasted, fried, dried | + | − | − | + | 33 | 6 | 0.85 | ||
137 | Ornithacris turbida cavroisi (Finot) | Cricket | Mantchoubou (Ottamari, Dendi) | Sept–Jan | Roasted, fried | + | + | − | − | 27 | 5 | 0.71 | ||
141 | Gryllus bimaculatus (De Geer) | Two-spotted cricket | Gboo (Bariba), Tabante (Ottamari) | Aug–Dec | Roasted, fried, dried | + | − | − | − | 84 | 5 | 0.71 | ||
138 | Hieroglyphus africanus (Uvarov) | Rice grasshopper | Sosore (Ottamari) | Aug–Dec | Roasted, fried | + | − | − | + | 4 | 3 | 0.42 | ||
139 | Acanthacris ruficornis citrina (Serville) | Garden locust | Manchougou (Ottamari) | Sept–Dec | Raw, roasted, fried, dried | + | − | − | + | 81 | 2 | 0.28 | ||
Gryllidae | 133 | Ruspolia differens (Serville) | Longhorn grasshoppers | Don (Dendi), Dow (Bariba), Dounadoudi (Cotimba) | Apr–Dec | Roasted, fried | + | − | − | − | 4 | 3 | 0.42 | |
134 | Brachytrupes membranaceus (Drury) | Tobacco cricket | Hyre (Yorouba), Tambaga (Ottamari), Baadra (Cotimba), Botaclé (Fon) | Sept–Dec | Raw, boiled, roasted, fried, dried | + | + | + | + | 161 | 7 | 1 | ||
Pyrgomorphidae | 135 | Zonocerus variegatus (Linné) | Variegated grasshopper | Alantakare (Ottamari) | Sept–Dec | Roasted, fried | + | − | − | − | 12 | 4 | 0.57 | |
Coleoptera | Buprestidae | 128 | Lampetis gorilla (Dejean) | – | Dinantchacane (Ottamari) | Jun–Oct | Roasted, fried | + | − | − | − | 26 | 4 | 0.57 |
Dytiscidae | 127 | Cybister sp. | Water beetle | Cotondousre (Ottamari) | Jan–May | Roasted, fried | + | − | − | − | 3 | 1 | 0.14 | |
Dynastidae | 126 | Oryctes monoceros (Olivier) | Coconut beetle | Ogongo (Yorouba) | Apr–Dec | Roasted, fried | − | − | + | + | 17 | 3 | 0.42 | |
Curculionidae | 125 | Rhynchophorus phoenicis (Fabricius) | African Palm Weevil | Woiwo (Yorouba), Dekpomintonvi (Fon) | Mar–Dec | Raw, boiled, roasted, fried, dried | + | − | + | − | 119 | 4 | 0.57 | |