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. 2013 Jan 16;9:7. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-7

Table 2.

Some therapeutically used insects with scientific names given in an undivided pre-world war II Korea[5]

Order Family Species
Thysanura
Lepismatidae
Lepisma villosa F.
Odonata
Libellulidae
Crocothemis servillis Dvury.
 
Aeschnidae
 
Orthoptera
Acrididae
Oxya velox F.
 
Locustidae
Gompsocleis mikado Burr
 
Gryllidae
Gryllotalpa africana Pal., Gryllodes nitratus Burm.
 
 
Homeogryllus japonicus D.H.
Mantodea
Mantidae
Tenodera aridifolia Stoll, Hitodula bipapilla Serv.
Homoptera
Cicadidae
Cryptotympana pustulata F.
Hemiptera
Nepidae
Laccotrephes flavovenosa Dohrn
 
Cimicidae
Cimex lectularius L.
Lepidoptera
Pyralidae
Nephopteryx pirivorella Mats.
 
 
Glyphodes pyloalis Wk.
 
Cossidae
Cossus vicarious Wk.
 
Geometridae
Hemirophila atrilineata Butl.
 
Limacodidae
 
 
Noctuidae
Mamestra brassicae L., Agrotis ypsilon Rott.
 
Bombycidae
Bombyx mori L.
 
Sphingidae
 
 
Papilionidae
Papilio xuthus L., P. machaon L.
Diptera
Muscidae
 
 
Tabanidae
Tabanus tropicus Meig.
Coleoptera
Coccinellidae
Ptychanatis axiridis Pall.
 
Cerambycidae
Thyestes gebleri Fala., Apriona rugicollis Chevr.
 
 
Mallambyx japonicus Bat.
 
Meloidae
Meloe violaceus Mass.
 
Scarabaeidae
Mimela iueidula Hope.
 
 
Geotrupes purpurascens Westh.
 
 
Bolboceras formosanus Mats.
 
 
Bolboceras nigro plagiatum Wats.
 
 
Xylotrupes dichotomus L.
 
 
Aphodius sp., Gymnopleurus sinuatus F.
 
Gyrinidae
Dineutes marginatus Sharp.
 
Telephoridae
 
 
Cicindelidae
Cicindela chinensis Deg.
 
Meloidae
Epicanta megalocephala Bobe
Hymenoptera
Sphecidae
Sphex sp., Ammophila infesta Sm.
 
Apidae
Apis indica F, var. japonica Rad.
 
Vespidae
 
  Formicidae Formica rufa L.