Edible insects commercialized at the markets of Cuautitlán de Romero Rubio, Mexico State, Mexico

Authors

  • José Mamuel Pino Moreno Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F.
  • Julieta Ramos-Elorduy Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.P. 04510, México, D.F.
  • Eraldo M. Costa-Neto Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, UEFS, Km 03, BR 116, 44031-460, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/scb8148

Abstract

We recorded 12 species of edible insects in Cuautitlán de Romero Rubio México, with the following taxonomic distribution: Orthoptera Order: Sphenarium spp., Hemiptera Order. Corisella mercenaria, C. texcocana, Krisousacorixa azteca, K.femorata, Notonecta unifasciata, Lepidoptera Order: Comadia redtembacheri and Aegiale hesperiaris, and Hymenoptera Order: Apis mellifera, Melipona sp., Liometopum apiculatum, and Liometopum occidentale var. luctuosum. The family most abundant was Corixidae, and their economic importance as natural resource is discussed.

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Published

2006-03-31

How to Cite

Moreno, J. M. P., Ramos-Elorduy, J., & Costa-Neto, E. M. (2006). Edible insects commercialized at the markets of Cuautitlán de Romero Rubio, Mexico State, Mexico. SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 6(Especial), 58–64. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb8148

Issue

Vol. 6 No. Especial (2006)

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