Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1991 |
Authors: | Duffels, JP, Van Mastrigt, HJG |
Journal: | Journal of Natural History |
Volume: | 25 |
Issue: | 1 |
Date Published: | 1991 |
ISBN Number: | 0022-2933 |
Keywords: | Corvidae, Garrulus, Garrulus glandarius |
Abstract: | Large cicadas of the genus Cosmopsaltria Stål serve as a source of protein for the Ekagi people in the Mapia area of Irian Jaya (Indonesia). Five large species of the genus have different Ekagi names. Two other Ekagi names are used for smaller cicadas that are not eaten. One large species, which Ekagi regard as the greatest delicacy, is new to science and described here as Cosmopsaltria waine n. sp.Large cicadas of the genus Cosmopsaltria Stål serve as a source of protein for the Ekagi people in the Mapia area of Irian Jaya (Indonesia). Five large species of the genus have different Ekagi names. Two other Ekagi names are used for smaller cicadas that are not eaten. One large species, which Ekagi regard as the greatest delicacy, is new to science and described here as Cosmopsaltria waine n. sp. |
URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222939100770101 |
Short Title: | Journal of Natural History |
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