Table 2 Insect OTUs detected in 9 fecal samples from wild African great apes using COI targeting primers
Ape | Sample | OTU (No. of clones) | Order | Family | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bonobo | B1 | 1 (31) | Diptera | Tephritidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Bonobo | B1 | 2 (4) | Diptera | Psychodidae | Flies (drain flies) |
Bonobo | B1 | 3 (7) | Diptera | Tephritidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Bonobo | B1 | 4 (2) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Bonobo | B1 | 5 (2) | Diptera | Tephritidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Bonobo | B1 | 6 (2) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Bonobo | B2 | 7 (38) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Bonobo | B2 | 8 (2) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Bonobo | B2 | 9 (4) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Bonobo | B2 | 11 (2) | Diptera | Chironomidae | Flies (nonbiting midges) |
Bonobo | B2 | 10 (2) | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Moths (Owlet moths) |
Bonobo | B3 | 12 (16) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
Bonobo | B3 | 14 (2) | Diptera | Culicidae | Mosquitoes |
Bonobo | B3 | 16 (2) | Diptera | Curtonotidae | Flies (Quasimodo flies) |
Bonobo | B3 | 18 (2) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Bonobo | B3 | 19 (2) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
Bonobo | B3 | 22 (2) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Bonobo | B3 | 13 (4) | Lepidoptera | Sphingidae | Moths (Hawk moths) |
Bonobo | B3 | 15 (6) | Lepidoptera | Nymphalidae | Butterflies (Brush-footed butterflies) |
Bonobo | B3 | 17 (4) | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Moths (Owlet moths) |
Bonobo | B3 | 20 (4) | Lepidoptera | Pyralidae | Moths (snout moths) |
Bonobo | B3 | 21 (2) | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Moths (Owlet moths) |
Bonobo | B3 | 23 (2) | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Moths (Owlet moths) |
Chimpanzee | C1 | 12 (2) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
Chimpanzee | C1 | 16 (4) | Diptera | Curtonotidae | Flies (Quasimodo flies) |
Chimpanzee | C1 | 24 (8) | Diptera | Psychodidae | Flies (drain flies) |
Chimpanzee | C1 | 25 (8) | Diptera | Sciaridae | Flies (Dark-winged fungus gnats) |
Chimpanzee | C1 | 26 (4) | Diptera | Curtonotidae | Flies (Quasimodo flies) |
Chimpanzee | C1 | 28 (2) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Chimpanzee | C1 | 27 (20) | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Moths (geometer moths) |
Chimpanzee | C2 | 29 (26) | Diptera | Tachinidae | Flies (True flies) |
Chimpanzee | C2 | 30 (6) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Chimpanzee | C2 | 32 (2) | Diptera | Tachinidae | Flies (True flies) |
Chimpanzee | C2 | 35 (2) | Diptera | Tachinidae | Flies (True flies) |
Chimpanzee | C2 | 31 (2) | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Moths (geometer moths) |
Chimpanzee | C2 | 33 (4) | Lepidoptera | Cosmopterigidae | Moths (Cosmet moths) |
Chimpanzee | C2 | 34 (4) | Lepidoptera | Erebidae | Moths |
Chimpanzee | C2 | 36 (2) | Lepidoptera | Cosmopterigidae | Moths (Cosmet moths) |
Chimpanzee | C3 | 10 (5) | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Moths (Owlet moths) |
Chimpanzee | C3 | 16 (28) | Diptera | Curtonotidae | Flies (Quasimodo flies) |
Chimpanzee | C3 | 37 (11) | Diptera | Simuliidae | Flies (Black flies) |
Chimpanzee | C3 | 38 (4) | Coleoptera | Carabidae | Beetles |
Gorilla | G1 | 6 (1) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
Gorilla | G1 | 19 (4) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
Gorilla | G1 | 39 (74) | Diptera | Muscidae | Flies (House flies) |
Gorilla | G1 | 40 (57) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Gorilla | G1 | 41 (3) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Gorilla | G1 | 42 (3) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Gorilla | G1 | 43 (2) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Gorilla | G2 | 44 (13) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Gorilla | G2 | 46 (6) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Gorilla | G2 | 47 (2) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Gorilla | G2 | 48 (10) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Gorilla | G2 | 49 (6) | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | Beetles (Rove beetles) |
Gorilla | G2 | 45 (11) | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Moths (Owlet moths) |
Gorilla | G3 | 44 (24) | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Gorilla | G3 | 50 (6) | Diptera | Sepsidae | Flies (Ensign flies) |
Gorilla | G3 | 51 (4) | Diptera | Drosophilidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Gorilla | G3 | 52 (4) | Diptera | Syrphidae | Flies (Hoverflies) |
Gorilla | G3 | 54 (4) | Diptera | Psychodidae | Flies (drain flies) |
Gorilla | G3 | 55 (2), | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | Flies (Gall gnats) |
Gorilla | G3 | 56 (2) | Diptera | Tephritidae | Flies (Fruit flies) |
Gorilla | G3 | 53 (2) | Lepidoptera | Riodinidae | Butterflies (metalmarks) |
