Nsenene
| Nsenene | |
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| File:Ruspolia nitidula male (3788698376).jpg | |
| Nsenene look-alike (Ruspolia nitidula) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | Ruspolia |
| Species: | R. differens
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| Binomial name | |
| Ruspolia differens (Serville, 1838)
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Nsenene is the Luganda name for Ruspolia differens:[1][2] a bush cricket (a.k.a. katydids or misnamed "long-horned grasshoppers") in the tribe Copiphorini of the 'cone-head' subfamily. It is often confused with the closely related Ruspolia nitidula.[3][4]
Distribution and traditional beliefs
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Nsenene (Known also as "Senene"). This seasonal delicacy has long been known as one of the many totems of Buganda Kingdom of Uganda. This species is a delicacy in central and south-western Uganda. The insect is also found in South Africa, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Madagascar, and Mauritius.[5] Traditionally in Uganda, nsenene were collected by children and women. They were given to the women's husbands in return for a new gomasi (a traditional dress for women). Although the women were made to do the treacherous work of collecting nsenene, they were never allowed to eat them. It was believed that women who consume nsenene would bear children with deformed heads like those of a conocephaline bush cricket. Nowadays, nsenene are consumed by most women in the areas where this insect is traditionally eaten. In Tanzania, among the Haya regions, nsenene is a popular delicacy consumed by men and women of all ages.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- File:Wikispecies-logo.svg Data related to Ruspolia at Wikispecies
- Nsenene chronicle
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