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Table 6 Inventory of edible insects used by members of the Chakma tribe of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh

From: Comparative Survey of Entomophagy and Entomotherapeutic Practices in Six Tribes of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh (India)

Scientific name

Order

Family

English name

Vernacular name

Seasonal availability

Mode of intake

Remarks

Chondacris rosea (DeGeer 1773)

Orthoptera

Acrididae

Short horn grasshopper

Phiring

Sept- Nov

Roasted or fried with mustard oil

 

Brachytrupes sp.

Orthoptera

Gryllidae

Cricket

Gumro

May- Sept

Wings discarded and fried with mustard oil

 

Brachytrupes orientalis (Burmeister 1838)

Orthoptera

Gryllidae

Cricket

Gumro

May- Sept

Wings discarded and fried with oil

 

Microcentum sp. (?)

Orthoptera

Tettigoniidae

Katydid

Elbetto phiring

Aug- Oct

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Mantis sp.

Mantodea

 

Preying mantis

Aasphiring

Aug- Oct

Fried with oil

 

Aristobia sp.

Coleoptera

Cerambycidae

Long horn beetle

Chorgipok

June- Aug

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Batocera roylei Hope 1833

Coleoptera

Cerambycidae

Long horn beetle

Chorgipok

June- Aug

Roasted or fried

 

Haplocerambyx sp.

Coleoptera

Cerambycidae

Long horn beetle

Chorgipok

June- Sept

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Sternocera sp.

Coleoptera

Buprestidae

Beetle

Keshkumari

June- Sept

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Helicupris sp.

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

Beetle

Shimpok

June- Sept

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Unidentified sp.

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

Beetle

Shimphoo

June- Sept

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Anomala sp.

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

Beetle

Elphobang

Aug- Sept

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Propomacrus sp.

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

Beetle

Phobang

June- Sept

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Lepidiota sp.

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

Beetle

Phobang

Aug- Sept

Roasted or fried with oil

 

Lucanus laminifer Waterhouse 1890.

Coleoptera

Lucanidae

Stag beetle

Komrengpok

June- Sept

Roasted or fried with oil