Common name | Scientific name | (f)ood (m)edicine | Comment |
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Non-insect arthropods | |||
centipede | Scolopendra damnosa L.Koch, and possibly other species | m | Also mentioned for South Korea [4] and in [5] for an undivided Korea |
scorpions | Mesobuthus martensii (Karsch) | m | Also mentioned for South Korea [4] and in [5] for an undivided Korea, but without species name(s) given |
woodlice | Suborder: Oniscidea | m | This paper and in [5] for an undivided Korea, but without species name(s) given |
Insect products and larval forms | |||
Caterpillar fungus | Ascomycota: Cordyceps sp. ? | m | This paper and in [4] for South Korea |
Insect ‘tea’/faecal pellets of stick insects | Order: Phasmida | m | This paper |
Cicada exuviae/shells | Fam.: Cicadidae | m | This paper and also mentioned for South Korea [4] and in [5] for an undivided Korea |
Scarab beetle grubs | Fam.: Scarabaeidae | m | This paper and also mentioned for South Korea [4] and in [5] for an undivided Korea |
Honey, wax, larvae | Fam.: Apidae | f and m | This paper and also mentioned for South Korea [4] and in [5] for an undivided Korea |
Wasp nest and larvae | Fam.: Vespidae | m | This paper and also mentioned for South Korea [4] and in [5] for an undivided Korea |
Fly maggots | Fam.: most likely Calliphoridae | m | This paper and in [5] for an undivided Korea |
Silk moth larvae and pupae | Bombyx mori L. | f and m | This paper and also mentioned for South Korea [4] and in [5] for an undivided Korea |
Adult insects | |||
Blister beetles | Mylabris sp. | m | This paper and in [4] for South Korea |
Cockroaches | Order: Blattaria | m | This paper |
Ants | Formica rufa L. and possibly other species like F. fusca L. | m | This paper and in [5] for an undivided Korea |
Locusts | unidentified | m | This paper |
Giant water bugs | unidentified Belostomatidae | f | This paper (consumed only by Chinese residents) |