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Table 1 Examples of Cuicatec nomenclature and classification of invertebrates, based on fieldwork in San Lorenzo Pápalo and reports from [49] in Santa María Pápalo, Oaxaca

From: Cuicatec ethnozoology: traditional knowledge, use, and management of fauna by people of San Lorenzo Pápalo, Oaxaca, Mexico

Common name

Scientific name

Generic term

Specific term

ICU Group

Piojo negro

Pediculus humanus var. capitis

icu tin

 

Cochinilla

Isopoda Armadillium sp.

icu tin

tna’an

Piojo blanco

Pediculus humanus var. corporis

icu tin

tinu

Piojo del marrano

Haematopinus suis

icu ye’en

cuchi

Piojo de la gallina

Dermanyssus gallinae

icu ye’en

tu’u

Hormiga arriera

Atta mexicana

icu

 

Hormiga arriera

Atta cephalota

icu

 

Hormiga de fuego

Hymenoptera-Formicidae

icu nda

a

Hormiga alada

A. mexicana

icu nda

a gueche

Hormiga de hueso

Hymenoptera-Formicidae

icu nda

ini

Hormiga de palo seco

Hymenoptera-Formicidae

icu nda

a langu

Hormiga de humedad

Hymenoptera-Formicidae

icu nda

a nuni

Hormiga barredora

Hymenoptera-Formicidae

icu nda

a tan

ITI Group

Chahuistle

Ventuna inaequalis

iti dan

 

 Scorpion

Centruroides sp.

iti da’a

 

Tijerilla

Forticula auricularia

iti dìnda

 

 Capuline spider

Latrodectus mactans

iti nd’iya

 

 Firefly

Lampiris noctiluca

iti a’an

 

ND Group

 Worm, caterpillar

Lepidoptera several species

nd’a

gun cuan

Chicatana

Atta mexicana (winged form)

nd’a a

a san ‘go

 Beetles

Coleoptera, several species

nd’i vi

 

SAN Group

 Crab

Gecarcinidae, several species

san

goo

 Dragon fly

Anax junios

san

ta jun

 Firefly

Lampiris noctiluca

san

dili’i

STI Group

 Red wasp

Hymenoptera Vespidae

sti

gu’a

 Wasps

Hymenoptera Vespidae, several species

sti

nyun

 Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

sti

vi

TU Group

 Grasshopper

Sphenarium purpurascens

tu

cua

 Bumblebees

Bombus spp.

tu

joo

Y’A Group

 Flies

Musca domestica

y’a

cu

 Mosquitoes

Culicidae-Several species

y’a

yoo

 Spiders

Araneae-Several species

y’a

ibi

 Bees

Apis melifera

y’a

nda’a

 Melliponini bees

Apidae-Meliponini-Several species

y’a

mutu

 Bees

Apidae-Several species

y’a

cúa

 Butterflies

Lepidoptera-Several species

y’a

vi