Research Article

A Crispy Delicacy: Augosoma Beetle as Alternative Source of Protein in East Cameroon

Table 1

Vernacular names of Augosoma beetle in the villages surveyed.

SubdivisionVillagesEthnic groupVernacular names of adult Vernacular names of larvae

SalapoumbeSalapoumbeBaka Angombo Kpulu
YokadoumaYokadoumaMbimoGogoro
YokadoumaNgattoKonabembeAngombo Penbe
DimakoKwenBakoumKoualaBekouala
DouméPetitpaki Bakoum
BelaboNdemba IIBobilisGoublaBikuta
BelaboBelaboBobilis
BelaboEssendjaneBobilis
BatouriTikonde KakorAngomkumbo Kwatto
NdelleleNgotto KakorAngiyong Nakumbe
Gari GomboWesoKakorKuru
DiangMbwam Makaa du NordGoubla (Bola) Mekuma
MandjouMboulaye IBaya Abankubu (Agwankubu) Andossi
MandjouNdoumbé Baya
MandjouAdingkalBaya