Table 1. Insect OTUs detected in 9 fecal samples from wild African great apes using Cyt-b targeting primers.
| Ape | Sample | OTU (No. of Clones) | Order | Family | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonobo | B1 | 4 (24) | Diptera | Simuliidae | Flies (Black flies) |
| Bonobo | B1 | 11 (15) | Diptera | Sepsidae | Flies (Ensign flies) |
| Bonobo | B1 | 27 (2) | Diptera | Tephritidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
| Bonobo | B1 | 28 (2) | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | Beetles (Leaf beetles) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 12 (11) | Isoptera | Termitidae | Termite |
| Bonobo | B2 | 18 (11) | Lepidoptera | Nymphalidae | Butterflies (Brush-footed butterflies) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 29 (4) | Diptera | Tephritidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 32 (3) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 44 (4) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 48 (2) | Diptera | Sepsidae | Flies (Ensign flies) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 50 (1) | Diptera | Fanniidae | Flies (True Flies) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 33 (2) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 34 (3) | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | Beetles (Leaf beetles) |
| Bonobo | B2 | 35 (1) | Coleoptera | Carabidae | Beetles |
| Bonobo | B3 | 2 (30) | Diptera | Sepsidae | Flies (Ensign flies) |
| Bonobo | B3 | 22 (6) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
| Bonobo | B3 | 36 (2) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
| Bonobo | B3 | 30 (2) | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | Beetles (Rove beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C1 | 4 (4) | Diptera | Simuliidae | Flies (Black flies) |
| Chimpanzee | C1 | 10 (6) | Diptera | Chironomidae | Flies (nonbiting midges) |
| Chimpanzee | C1 | 8 (36) | Coleoptera | Scarabaeidae | Beetles (Scarab beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 3 (12) | Diptera | Tachinidae | Flies (True flies) |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 11 (4) | Diptera | Sepsidae | Flies (Ensign flies) |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 15 (5) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 37 (2) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 45 (2) | Diptera | Anthomyiidae | Flies |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 47 (4) | Diptera | Anthomyiidae | Flies (House flies) |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 23 (4) | Coleoptera | Scarabaeidae | Beetles (Scarab beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 25 (4) | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | Beetles (Leaf beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C2 | 38 (2) | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | Beetles (Leaf beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C3 | 7 (9) | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | Beetles (Rove beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C3 | 16 (5) | Coleoptera | Scarabaeidae | Beetles (Scarab beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C3 | 17 (16) | Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | Beetles (Water beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C3 | 39 (3) | Coleoptera | Scarabaeidae | Beetles (Scarab beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C3 | 40 (2) | Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | Beetles (Water beetles) |
| Chimpanzee | C3 | 20 (4) | Diptera | Chironomidae | Flies (nonbiting midges) |
| Chimpanzee | C3 | 41 (3) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
| Gorilla | G1 | 1 (132) | Isoptera | Termitidae | Termite |
| Gorilla | G1 | 31 (3) | Isoptera | Termitidae | Termite |
| Gorilla | G1 | 6 (9) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
| Gorilla | G2 | 42 (3) | Coleoptera | Carabidae | Beetles |
| Gorilla | G2 | 43 (3) | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | Beetles (Leaf beetles) |
| Gorilla | G2 | 19 (6) | Orthoptera | Acrididae | Grasshoppers |
| Gorilla | G2 | 21 (4) | Diptera | Sepsidae | Flies (Ensign flies) |
| Gorilla | G2 | 26 (4) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
| Gorilla | G2 | 46 (2) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
| Gorilla | G2 | 24 (4) | Lepidoptera | Arctiidae | Moths (tiger moths) |
| Gorilla | G2 | 5 (8) | Isoptera | Rhinotermitidae | Termite |
| Gorilla | G3 | 6 (9) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
| Gorilla | G3 | 13 (9) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
| Gorilla | G3 | 14 (6) | Diptera | Sepsidae | Flies (Ensign flies) |
| Gorilla | G3 | 49 (3) | Diptera | Fanniidae | Flies (True flies) |
| Gorilla | G3 | 9 (21) | Coleoptera | Carabidae | Beetles |
G1, G2 and G3: fecal samples from gorillas; C1, C2 and C3: chimpanzees; B1, B2 and B3: bonobos.