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Table 1 Edible insects consumed in Tulancalco Hidalgo, México.

From: Threatened edible insects in Hidalgo, Mexico and some measures to preserve them

Order

Family

Species

Orthoptera

Acrididae

Sphenarium purpurascens (Charp).

  

Sphenarium sp.

Hemiptera

Corixidae

Corisella mercenaria (Say) * +

  

Corisella texcocana (Jacz) * +

  

Krizousacorixa femorata (Guér) * +

  

Krizousacorixa azteca (Jacz) * +

  

Graptocorixa abdominalis (Say) * +

  

Graptocorixa bimaculata (Guér) * +

 

Coreidae

Thasus gigas Burm. *

Coleoptera

Scarabaeideaea

Phyllophaga sp.

 

Scarabaeidae

Canthon (Canthon) humectus hidalguensis

 

Melolonthidae

Strategus aloeus Linneo

  

Cotinis mutabilis var oblicua

 

Curculionidae

Metamasius spinolae Vaurie

 

Cerambycidae

Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal *

  

Stenodontes maxillosus Drury

Lepidoptera

Pyralidae

Laniifera cyclades Druce

 

Megathymidae

Aegiale hesperiaris Walk. *

 

Cossidae

Xyleutes redtembacheri Hamm *

 

Noctuidae

Spodoptera frugiperda Smith

  

Helicoverpa zea Boddie

Hymenoptera

Formicidae

Liometopum apiculatum Mayr *

  

Myrmecosystus melliger Wesm. *

  

Myrmecosystus mexicanus Wesm. *

  

Camponotus sp.

  

Pogonomyrmex barbatus Smith

 

Apidae

Apis mellifera Linneo

 

Vespidae

Polybia (Myrametra) occidentalis nigratella Buyson*

  

Brachygastra azteca Sauss.

  

Polistes (Poliosutus) major P. de B.

  1. * Threaten species. + Aquatic species