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Table 2 Quantitative results for mentioned invertebrate uses in traditional medicine in Plateau Department (N = 133)

From: Traditional knowledge of invertebrates used for medicine and magical–religious purposes by traditional healers and indigenous populations in the Plateau Department, Republic of Benin

Species

Family

Local name (ethnic group)

Number of informants mentioning the species

Number of citations

Number of uses

Use value

TH

H

Total

TH

H

Total

Achaea catocaloides Guenée

Noctuidae

Atotoué (Goun), Awatakpèkpè (Nago)

2

2

4

2

2

4

3

0.030

Achatina achatina Linnaeus

Achatinidae

Ogbin (Nago)

22

12

34

24

13

37

13

0.255

Acraea lycoa Godart

Nymphalidae

Akpaïkpa (Nago)

2

1

3

3

1

4

3

0.022

Acraea serena Fabricius

Nymphalidae

Akpaïkpa (Nago)

2

1

3

2

1

3

2

0.022

Apate monachus Fabricius

Bostrichidae

Djegui-Djégui (Nago)

1

-

1

2

-

2

2

0.007

Apis mellifera Lineaus

Apidae

Oyin (Nago,Mahi)

6

1

7

10

2

12

6

0.045

Archachatina marginata Swainson

Achatinidae

Ogbin (Nago)

6

-

6

6

-

6

5

0.045

Belonogaster juncea Fabricius

Vespidae

Ogbon (Nago)

6

-

6

8

-

8

5

0.045

Brachytrupes membranaceus Drury

Gryllidae

Irè (Nago)

4

2

6

4

2

6

2

0.045

Callinectes amnicola Rochebrune

Portunidae

Alakanran, Agassa (Nago)

6

-

6

7

-

7

5

0.045

Camponotus maculatus Fabricius

Formicidae

Lassouga (Holli)

-

1

1

-

1

1

1

0.007

Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister

Coenagrionidae

Agbaroro (Nago)

1

-

1

1

-

1

1

0.007

Danaus chrysippus alcippus Cramer

Nymphalidae

Labalaba (Nago)

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

0.015

Eudrilus eugeniae Kinberg

Eudrilidae

Ekolo (Nago), Ovoun (Tori, Goun), Vannou-kounongbé (Ouémègbé)

24

15

39

26

15

41

13

0.293

Formica spp.

Formicidae

Idjalè, Ekpikpi, Aladi (Nago)

5

-

5

5

-

5

5

0.038

Hermetia illucens Linnaeus

Stratiomyidae

Echichi odin (Nago)

1

-

1

1

-

1

1

0.007

Limicolaria aurora Jay

Achatinidae

Okoto (Nago)

1

1

2

1

2

3

3

0.015

Limnephilus sp.

Limnephilidae

Chèfa-sokpo, Tchègui-sakpo (Nago)

4

-

4

4

-

4

3

0.030

Lucilia sericata Meigen

Calliphoridae

Echichi (Nago)

1

-

1

2

-

2

1

0.007

Luciola discicollis Castelnau

Lampyridae

Danandanan (Nago)

1

-

1

1

-

1

1

0.007

Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman

Termitidae

Ikan (Nago)

1

-

1

1

-

1

1

0.007

Mantis religiosa Linnaeus

Mantidae

Alaguémon (Nago)

1

-

1

1

-

1

1

0.007

Musca domestica Linnaeus

Muscidae

Echichi (Nago)

4

3

7

4

3

7

6

0.052

Myrmeleon formicarius Linnaeus

Myrmeleontidae

Goulousso (Nago)

2

1

3

2

1

3

2

0.022

Odontomachus troglodytes Santschi

Formicidae

Takpèkpè (Nago)

4

-

4

4

-

4

2

0.030

Oecophylla longinoda Latreille

Formicidae

Ikarika (Nago), Ahlo (Goun)

4

2

6

4

2

6

5

0.045

Oryctes monoceros Olivier

Dynastidae

Kokoro aïtan (Nago), Tran (Goun)

2

-

2

2

-

2

2

0.015

Pachycondyla tarsata Fabricius

Formicidae

Iroro, Ororo (Nago)

3

2

5

3

2

5

3

0.038

Pandinus imperator Koch

Scorpionidae

Tamitchèkor (Nago)

6

4

10

6

4

10

6

0.075

Penaeus spp

Penaeidae

Edé (Nago)

2

-

2

2

-

2

2

0.015

Periplaneta americana Linnaeus

Blattidae

Agnan (Nago), Kakaraka (Goun)

6

5

11

8

6

14

6

0.082

Phaneroptera nana sparsa Stål

Tettigoniidae

Bossaclé (Ouémègbé)

-

1

1

-

1

1

1

0.007

Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabricius

Curculionidae

Woyiwo (Nago)

2

-

2

3

-

3

3

0.015

Scarabaeus nitens Olivier

Scarabaeidae

Agba (Nago)

1

-

1

1

-

1

1

0.007

Tachypodoiulus niger Leach

Julidae

Okoukounroun (Nago)

7

-

7

7

-

7

4

0.052

Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister

Libellulidae

Agbaroro (Nago)

-

1

1

-

1

1

1

0.007

Araneus spp.

Arnaeidae

Elénan-Igbo (Holli, Ouémègbé, Tori)

4

-

4

4

-

4

2

0.030

Salticus spp.

Salticidae

Elénan-Ilé (Nago, Holli)

8

-

8

8

-

8

3

0.060

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