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