Locusts and other pest grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) on stamps

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v29i2.7253

Keywords:

Entomophilately, Cultural Entomology, Desert Locust, Red Locust, Migratory Locust, Bird Locust, Migratory Grasshopper

Abstract

A comprehensive review of literature and online catalogues was conducted to present the diversity of locust and other pest grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) on postal stamps. Fifty-one stamps (1961-2019) from 29 countries in four continents representingten species are presented. Desert Locust, Red Locust and Migratory Locust are the true locust species depicted. Other seven pest grasshoppers were also recorded. African countries provide 80% of the stamps. Different elements present on the stamps such as life cycle, control methods for eradication, geographical correspondence and taxonomic issues are discussed.

References

Cigliano, M.M., H. Braun, D.C. Eades and D. Otte. 2022. Orthoptera Species File. Version 5.0/5.0. http://Orthoptera.SpeciesFile.org. Fecha de consulta: 2 de febrero de 2022.

Centre for Overseas Pest Research. 1982. The locust and grasshopper agricultural manual. London, UK: Overseas Pest Research.

Gómez, B. y C. Junghans. 2002. Los Scarabaeoidea (Insecta:Coleoptera) en la filatelia. Cuadernos de Biodiversidad, (11): 10-14.

Gómez, B. y C. Junghans. 2016. Los alacranes (Arachnida:Scorpionida) en la filatelia. Dugesiana, 23(1): 37-43.

Gómez, B., M.R. Domínguez y C. Junghans. 2015. Las cucarachas (Blattodea) representadas en los sellos postales (entomofilatelia). (pp.77-82). In: Castaño-Meneses, G. y J.L. Navarrete-Heredia (Eds.). Avances en la entomología cultural mexicana. UNAM-CUCBA-Universidad de Guadalajara.

Hamel, D.R. 1990. Insects on stamps. American Entomologist, 36(4): 273-281.

Hamel, D.R. 1991. Atlas of Insects on Stamps of the World. Tico Press, Falls Church. Virginia, Estados Unidos.

Hernández-Baltazar, E. y B. Gómez. 2019. Los Mantodea en la filatelia (Insecta: Dictyoptera). Dugesiana, 26(2):71-76.

Kabourek, V. 2017. Beetles on Stamps. Ethnoentomology,1(1): 52-72.

López-Díaz, J.A. y B. Gómez. 2020. Los Odonata (Insecta) en la entomofilatelia. Dugesiana, 27(1): 3-10.

Mariño-Pérez, R. 2020. Gaudy grasshoppers (Orthoptera:Pyrgomorphidae) on stamps. Metaleptea, 40(1): 30-35.

Mendoza, M., I. Pacheco, M.A. Sarmiento y M.L. Zurita. 2006. Entomofilatelia en México: un tributo a la amistad de los insectos. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, (38): 443-449.

Reyes, E. y R. Núñez. 2008. La entomología en la filatelia cubana. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, (43): 459-462.

Song, H. 2005. Phylogenetic perspectives on the evolution of locust phase polyphenism. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 14(2): 235-245.

Downloads

Published

2022-07-19

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 2 (2022): Dugesiana

Section

Artículos

License

1. Proposed policy for open access journals

Those authors who have publications with this journal, accept the following terms:

 

  1. The authors will retain their copyright and will guarantee to the journal the right of first publication of their work, which will be simultaneously subject to the Creative Commons Recognition License, which allows third parties to share the work whenever their author is indicated and His first publication is this journal.
  2. Authors may adopt other non-exclusive license agreements to distribute the version of the published work (eg to be deposited in an institutional telematic file or published in a monographic volume) provided the initial publication is indicated in this journal .

 

Authors are encouraged and encouraged to disseminate their work through the Internet (eg in institutional telematic files or on their web page) before and during the sending process, which can produce interesting exchanges and increase appointments Of the published work. (See The effect of open access).

 

2. Proposed policy for journals that offer open deferred access

Those authors who have publications with this journal, accept the following terms:

 

  1. The authors will retain their copyrights and will guarantee to the journal the right of first publication of their work [SPECIFY PERIOD OF TIME], which will be simultaneously subject to the Creative Commons Recognition License that allows third parties to share the work always That its author and his first publication be indicated this journal.
  2. Authors may adopt other non-exclusive license agreements to distribute the version of the published work (eg to be deposited in an institutional telematic file or published in a monographic volume) provided the initial publication is indicated in this journal .
  3. Authors are encouraged and encouraged to disseminate their work through the Internet (eg in institutional telematic files or on their web page) before and during the sending process, which can produce interesting exchanges and increase appointments Of the published work. (See The effect of open access).