Table 2 Genera and species of edible orthopterans found by interviews (country and ethnic group) and by the literature search

CAELIFERA (grasshoppers, locusts)

 Acrididae

  Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabricius, 1787)^6,8,11,12,13

Chad: Ngambaye; Niger: Hausa; Zambia: Tonga

  Acanthoxia gladiato (Westwood, 1841)⁸

  Acorypha clara (Walker, 1870)

  Acorypha decis (Walker, 1870)¹⁴

  Acorypha glaucopsis (Walker, 1870)⁸

  Acorypha nigrovariegata (Bolívar, 1889)^8,13;a

  Acorypha picta Krauss, 1877⁸

  Acrida sp.^13,14

  Acrida bicolor (Thunberg, 1815)^8,13

Chad: Tupuri

  Acrida madecassa (Brancsik, 1893)¹⁴

  Acrida subtilis Burr, 1902¹⁴

  Acrida sulphuripennis (Gerstaecker, 1869)^8,13

  Acrida turrita (Linnaeus, 1758)⁸

Uganda: Ganda

  Acridoderus strenuus (Walker, 1870)¹³

Niger: Hausa

  Afroxyrrhepes procera (Burmeister, 1838)^8,11

  Aiolopus thalassinus rodericensis (Butler, 1876)^8,14

  Aiolopus thalassinus thalassinus (Fabricius, 1781)¹³

  Amblyphymus sp.

  Anacridium sp.

Sudan: Kambari-Abadi, Gaälien, Kuku, Rubatab, Fula; RES

  Anacridium burri Dirsh & Uvarov, 1953^8,13

  Anacridium melanorhodon (Walker, 1870)^5,6,8,13

Chad: Ngambaye; Mali: Sarakolé; Sudan: Kuku

  Anacridium moestum (Serville, 1838)⁸

  Anacridium wernerellum (Karny, 1907)

Mali: Sarakolé

  Atractomorpha acutipennis (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)

  Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus (Fischer, 1853)⁸

  Calephorus ornatus (Walker, 1870)¹⁴

  Cataloipus cognatus (Walker, 1870)⁸

  Cataloipus cymbiferus (Krauss, 1877)^8,13

  Cataloipus fuscocoeruleipes Sjöstedt, 1923⁸

Chad: Ngambaye; Senegal: Wolof

  Catantops melanostictus Schaum, 1853⁸

  Catantops quadratus (Walker, 1870)⁸

  Catantops stramineus (Walker, 1870)⁸

Sudan (Dongolawi)

  Catantopsilus taeniolatus (Karsch, 1893)⁵

  Catantopsis malagassus (Karny, 1907)¹⁴

  Catantopsis sacalava (Brancsik, 1893)¹⁴

  Chirista compta (Walker, 1870)^8,11

  Coryphosima stenoptera (Schaum, 1853)¹³

  Cyathosternum sp.⁴

  Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa (Stoll, 1813)^1,3,5,8,13

Cameroon: Bamileke; Nigeria Yoruba; Uganda: Ganda

  Cyrtacanthacris tatarica (Linnaeus, 1758)^8,13

  Diabolocatantops axillaris (Thunberg, 1815)

Burkina Faso: Mossi; Niger: Hausa

  Duronia chloronota (Stål, 1876)¹⁴

  Eurysternacris brevipes Chopard, 1947¹³

  Exopropacris modica (Karsch, 1893)⁸

  Eyprepocnemis plorans (Charpentier, 1825)⁸

  Eyprepocnemis smaragdipes Bruner, 1910¹⁴

  Finotina radama (Brancsik, 1893)¹⁴

  Gastrimargus africanus (Saussure, 1888)^6,8,11,14

  Gastrimargus determinatus (Walker, 1871)^6,8,14

  Gelastorhinus edax Saussure, 1899¹⁴

  Gomphocerus sp.¹²

  Gymnobothrus madacassus Bruner, 1910¹⁴

  Gymnobothrus variabilis Bruner, 1910

  Harpezocatantops stylifer (Krauss, 1877)^8,14

  Heteracris sp.^8,14

  Heteracris coerulescens (Stål, 1876)⁸

  Heteracris guineensis (Krauss, 1890)^8,11,14

  Heteracris nigricornis (Saussure, 1899)¹⁴

  Hieroglyphus africanus Uvarov, 1922^12,13

  Hieroglyphus daganensis Krauss, 1877^8,14

Chad: Ngambaye, Mbaye, Tupuri; Senegal: Wolof; Sudan: Nubian-Mahas

  Homoxyrrhepes punctipennis (Walker, 1870)^8,13

  Humbe tenuicornis (Schaum, 1853)^8,14

  Kraussella amabile (Krauss, 1877)^8,14

  Kraussaria angulifera (Krauss, 1877)^8,13,14

Burkina Faso: Mossi; Chad: Ngambaye, Mbayea; Gambia: Jola; Mali: Sarikolé; Niger: Hausa; Songhai; Senegal: Wolof

  Lemuracris longicornis Dirsh, 1966¹⁴

  Locusta migratoria (Linnaeus, 1758)^{4,8,9,11,12,13,14}

Chad: Ngambaye; Madagascar; Niger Songhai; CAR: Kari; Sudan: Kuku; Tanzania: Mwarusha; Uganda: Ganda; Zambia: Tonga; Zimbabwe: Shona

  Locustana pardalina (Walker, 1870)^8,11

Mozambique: Bitonga, Rhonga; Zimbabwe: Shona

  Mazaea granulosa Stål, 1876^8,14

  Mesopsis abbreviata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1806)^8,14

  Morphacris fasciata (Thunberg, 1815)¹³

  Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville, 1838)^4,8,11,13

Kenya: Luo; Mozambique: Bitonga, Makua, Tsonga-Rhonga, Tsonga-Tswa; Niger: Hausa; Uganda: Ganda; Sudan: Kuku; Tanzania: Mwarusha; Zambia: Namwanga, Tonga; Zimbabwe: RES, Shona

  Occidentosphena uvarovi (Rehn, 1942)¹³

  Oedaleus carvalhoi Bolívar, 1889^8,14

  Oedaleus flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)^8,14

  Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov, 1926^8,14

  Oedaleus nigrofasciatus (De Geer, 1773)⁸

  Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss, 1877)^8,13,14

  Oedaleus virgula (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1869)¹⁴

  Oxya cyanoptera Stål, 1873^5,13

  Oxya hyla Serville, 1831¹⁴

  Ornithacris sp.¹⁵

  Ornithacris cavroisi (Finot, 1907)¹²

  Ornithacris cyanea (Stoll, 1813)^4,8

  Ornithacris pictula magnifica (Bolívar, 1882)^8,13

Zambia: Tonga

  Ornithacris turbida (Walker, 1870)^5,6,8,12,14

Cameroun: Bamileke; Burkina Faso: Fula; Chad: Ngambaye; Senegal: Wolof; Mali: Mande-Malinke; Niger: Hausa

  Orthacanthacris humilicrus (Karsch, 1896)^6,8,13,14

  Orthochtha venosa (Ramme, 1929)^8,14

  Oxycatantops congoensis (Sjöstedt, 1929)^8,11,

  Oxycatantops spissus (Walker, 1870)^8,11,13

  Paracinema tricolor (Thunberg, 1815)^8,14

  Parapropacris notatus (Karsch, 1891)^8,13,14

  Phaeocatantops decoratus (Gerstaecker, 1869)

  Poecilocerastis tricolor (Bolívar, 1912)^8,14

  Pycnodictya flavipes Miller, 1932⁸

  Rhadinacris schistocercoides (Brancsik, 1893)¹⁴

  Roduniella insipida (Karsch, 1896)⁸

  Rubellia nigro-signata Stål, 1875¹⁴

  Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775)^6,8,9,11,13

Chad: Ngambaye; Kenya: Kikuyu, Luo; Togo: Cotocoli; Mali: Mande-Malinke; Niger: Songhai; Sudan: Kuku, Nubian-Mahas; CAR: Kari; Uganda: Ganda

  Sherifuria haningtoni Uvarov, 1926⁸

  Spathosternum pygmaeum Karsch, 1893^12,13

  Stenocrobylus festivus Karsch, 1891¹³

  Stenohippus mundus (Walker, 1871)⁸

  Trilophidia cinnabarina Brancsik, 1893¹⁴

  Tristria sp.¹³

  Tristria conops Karsch, 1896⁸

  Tristria discoidalis Bolívar, 1890⁸

  Truxalis sp.^12,13

  Truxalis burtti Dirsh, 1950⁸

  Truxalis johnstoni Dirsh, 1950⁸

  Truxaloides constrictus (Schaum, 1853)^4,8

  Tylotropidius didymus (Thunberg, 1815)⁸

  Tylotropidius gracilipes Brancsik, 1895⁸

 Pyrgomorphidae

  Chrotogonus senegalensis Krauss, 1877s⁸

  Phymateus viridipes Stål, 1873^8,13

  Pyrgomorpha cognata Krauss, 1877⁸

  Pyrgomorpha vignaudi (Guérin-Méneville, 1847)⁸

  Zonocerus elegans (Thunberg, 1815)^8,13

Sudan: Kuku; Zambia: Nyanja, Tonga

  Zonocerus variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758)^{1,3,5,8,9,12,13}

Cameroon: Bafia, Bamileke, Bassas, Bani-Pahuin, Beti-Ewondo, Tikar, Wimboum; DR Congo: Teke; Mozambique: Makua; Nigeria: Yoruba; Togo: Ewe; Zimbabwe: Shona

ENSIFERA (crickets, katydids)

 Gryllidae

  Acheta sp.^8,13

  Brachytrupes sp. ^1,5,14

Madagascar

  Brachytrupes membranaceus (Drury, 1773)^{3,4,5,8,9,11,12,13,15}

Benin: Fon, Nagot; Madagascar, Nigeria: Yoruba; Togo: Akebu, Ewe; Zambia: Tonga, RES; Zimbabwe: Shona

  Colossopus sp.¹⁴

  Conocephalus sp.¹³

  Conocephalus affinis Redtenbacher, 1891¹⁴

  Fryerius sp.¹⁴

  Gryllus sp.^13,14

  Gryllus campestris Linnaeus, 1758

Madagascar

  Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer, 1773^8,13

  Modicogryllus sp.¹⁴

  Phaneroptera nana^7,14

  Phaneroptera sparsa Stål, 1857¹⁴

  Pseudorhynchus sp.¹³

  Pteronemobius malgachus (Saussure, 1877)¹⁴

 Gryllotalpidae

  Gryllotalpa africana Palisot de Beauvois, 1805^5,8,13,15

Benin: Bariba, Fon, Tori; Chad: Ngambaye; Madagascar; Nigeria: Yoruba; CAR: Gbaya; Togo: RES; Zambia: Tonga; Zimbabwe: Shona

 Tettigoniidae

  Acanthoplus discoidalis (Walker, 1869)¹⁰

Zimbabwe: Shona

  Anabrus simplex Haldeman, 1852⁸

  Anoedopoda erosa Karsch, 1891⁸

  Conocephalus sp.^8,12

  Gymnoproctus sculpturatus Schmidt, 1990¹²

  Lanista sp.⁸

  Pseudorhynchus sp.¹²

  Pseudorhynchus lanceolatus (Fabricius, 1775)⁸

  Ruspolia sp.^12,14

  Ruspolia differens (Serville, 1838)^{4,5,8,11,13,14,15;}

Burundi: Hutu; Cameroon: Bamileke, Bassas, Bani-Pahuin, Beti-Ewondo, Matha, Tikar; DR Congo: Teke; Mozambique: Bitonga, Rhonga; Nigeria: Yoruba; CAR: Gbaya, Kari; Sudan: Kuku; Tanzania: Chaga, Digo, Iraqw, Mwarusha, Sukuma, Zanaki; Togo: Ewe; Uganda: Acholi, Bunyoro, Busoga, Ganda, Langi, Luo, Nyoro; Zanzibar; Zambia: Lovale, Lunda, RES, Tonga; Zimbabwe: RES, Shona

  Ruspolia nitidula (Scopoli, 1786)¹³

  Plastocorypha nigrifons (Redtenbacher 1891)

Uganda: Ganda

  Tettigonia viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758)^9,13

  Zabalius sp.¹³

 Stenopelmatidae

  Afrogryllacris africana (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888)⁸

  Henicus whellani Chopard, 1950^2,5