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Table 5 Inventory of edible Coleoptera

From: Practices of entomophagy and entomotherapy by members of the Nyishi and Galo tribes, two ethnic groups of the state of Arunachal Pradesh (North-East India)

Scientific name

Family

English name

Vernacular name (G = Galo; N = Nyishi)

Seasonal availability

Mode of intake

Remark

Sternocera sp.

Buprestidae

Jewel beetle

Togum (G) Jorjo punyo (N)

June-July

Adult form is preferred. Boiled or smoked.

Not consumed by Galo people

Oplatocera sp.

Cerambycidae

Long horned beetle

Rigyo tapum (G) Sikse regret (N)

June-July

Adult form is preferred. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings and appendages are discarded.

Preferred by old people; may cause hair loss in adults. Not consumed by Galo.

Aristobia sp.

Cerambycidae

Long horned beetle

Anyo tapum (G) Sikse regre (N)

June-Aug

Adult form is preferred. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings are discarded

Not consumed by Galo.

Batocera roylei

Cerambycidae

Long horned beetle

Anyo tapum (G) Sikse regret (N)

June-Aug

Both larval and adult forms are taken. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings are discarded

Not consumed by Galo.

Xylorhiza sp.

Cerambycidae

Long horned beetle

Tani ane (G) Sikse regret (N)

June-Sept

Larval form is preferred. Boiled or fried.

 

Monochamus versteegi

Cerambycidae

Long horned beetle

Sikse regret (N)

June-Sept

Adult form is preferred. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings are discarded.

Not consumed by Galo.

Unidentified

Cerambycidae

Long horned beetle

Anyo tapum (G) Sikse regre (N)

June-Aug

Adult form is preferred. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings are discarded.

Not consumed by Galo.

Unidentified

Cerambycidae

Long horned beetle

Anyo tapum (G) Sikse regre (N)

June-Aug

Adult form is preferred. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings are discarded.

Not consumed by Galo.

Dorcus sp.

Lucanidae

Stag beetle

Tonge lote (Male) (G) Tapu yagar nya (Male) (N)

Aug-Sept

Both larval and adult stages are preferred. Roasted, boiled or paste (chutney) preferred with alcohol. If consumed as adults, antennae and appendages removed.

Stem borer remains inside the bamboo shoot. Both adult and larvae are consumed.

Prosopocoilus sp.

Lucanidae

Stag beetle

Tonge ane (Female) (G) Tapu yagar nya (Male) (N)

July-Sept

Both larval and adult form are consumed. Larval stage is highly preferred because of high amount of fat content and its taste.. Adults are roasted and culminated with shoots of bamboo for intake, antennae and appendages are discarded.

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Odontolabis gazella

Lucanidae

Stag beetle

Tonge (G) Tapu yagar nya (Male) (N)

July-Sept

Both larval and adult form are consumed. Larvae are fried slightly in oil and are added to boiled vegetables. It can be directly boiled with certain leafy vegetables. The larvae are rich in fat content. Appendages and antennae are discarded when adult is preferred.

Pest of bamboo, found inside bamboo shoot; can lead to death of whole bamboo plant

Odontotaenius sp.

Passalidae

Bess beetle

Esi nonge (G) Tapu yagar nym (N)

June-Aug

Both larval and adult form are consumed though larvae is preferred mostly than adult Roasted, smoked or boiled with vegetables (oiik). If boiled or fried wings are discarded.

In between ark and wood of tree.

Polyphylla sp. (or related genus)

Scarabaeidae

Scarab beetle

Tonge (G) Tapu yagar nym (Female) (N)

June-Aug

Both larval and adult forms are consumed though larvae is preferred than adult. Roasted. Antennae and appendages are discarded.

Pest of orange tree.

Xylotrupes gideon

Scarabaeidae

Rhinoceros beetle

Tonge (G) Tapu yagar nym (Male) (N)

May-July

Adult forms are preferred. Roasted, boiled

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Catharsius sp.

Scarabaeidae

Cow dung beetle

Apo hunik (G) Ering dochu(N)

June-Aug

Adult forms are preferred. Wet paste is made and given to children during diarrhea. Body cover is discarded.

Not consumed by Nyishi people.

Allomyrina dichotoma

Scarabaeidae

Japanese rhinoceros beetle

Tapum (G) Rukching pungi (N)

June-Aug

Adult forms are preferred. Boiled, roasted and steamed for further use. Appendages are discarded.

Found on rotting bark amongst leaf litter on the ground.

Lepidiota sp.

Scarabaeidae

Christmas beetle

Apu nine (G) Tapu yagar nym (Female) (N)

Aug-Sept

Adult forms are preferred. Boiled or smoked.

Not consumed by Galo.

Anomala sp.

Scarabaeidae

Scarab beetle

Apu nine (G) Tapu yagar nym (Female) (N)

Aug-Sept

Adult forms are preferred. Roasted or boiled.

Not consumed by Galo.

Propomacrus sp.

Scarabaeidae

Scarab beetle

Sig re rigre (N)

June-Sept

Adult forms are preferred. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings are discarded.

Not consumed by Galo.

Unidentified

Scarabaeidae

May chafer

Hi tayabo (G) Jorjo punyo (N)

June-Aug

Adult forms are preferred. Smoked, boiled and roasted for culinary paste. If taken in boiled form wings are discarded.

Less preferred.

Unidentified

Scarabaeidae

Scarab beetle

Apu nine (G) Tapu yagar nym(Female) (N)

Aug-Sept

Adult forms are preferred. Smoked or boiled. Wings and appendages are discarded.

Not consumed by Galo.

Unidentified

  

Eh pako (N)

June-Sept

Adult forms are preferred. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings are discarded.

Found in bamboo plant. Not consumed by Galo.

Unidentified

Scarabaeidae

Chafer beetle

Apo hunik (G) Jorjo punyo (N)

June-Sept

Adult forms are consumed. Smoked, boiled and roasted for culinary paste. If taken in boiled form wings are discarded,

Found in large amounts, but less preferred.

Trictenotoma sp.

Trictenotomidae

Borer beetle

Sig re rigre (N)

June-Sept

Adult forms are preferred. Smoked, roasted or boiled. Wings are discarded.

Not consumed by Galo.