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Ref NoAL/10/2
Alt Ref NoAL/10/2
TitleDesert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Description1. Charts and data of Schistocerca occurrence and swarm movements relating to Rainey and Aspliden Study of 1954-55 (map chest 1).
2. T0188 Desert Locust Plague Study maps for West and Central Regions: 1985-88 (map chest 4).
3. Desert locust development period maps: Africa and Asia (map chest 4).
4. Desert locust atlases including seasonal breeding and migrations for the periods 1933-44 and 1948-54 (map chest 4).
5. Desert locust distribution maps: Asia 1926-61 (map chest 5).
6. Desert locust white maps (desert locust invasion area): (BC-)1928-48 (map chest 5).
7. Desert locust atlas-style movements: 1930-59 (map chest 5).
8. Desert locust maps:-
i) S. America and S. Africa (map chest 5);
ii) non-swarming populations (map chest 5);
iii) at sea and Europe (map chest 5).
9. Desert locust frequency maps: 1939-75 (map chest 5).
10. Desert locust distribution maps for East Africa: 1928-61 (map chest 6) and 1962-67 (map chest 7).
11. Desert locust distribution maps for N.E. Africa: 1915-67 (map chest 6).
12. Desert locust distribution maps for Asia: 1962-73 (map chest 6).
13. Desert locust distribution maps for West Africa: 1906-73 (map chest 7).
14. Desert locust distribution maps for East and N.E. Africa: 1968-73 (map chest 7).
15. Maps and data for the desert locust egg incubation and hopper development study by K. Wardhaugh (map chest 9).
16. Schistocerca monthly distribution maps: Jan 1949-Dec 1965 (map chest 10).
17. Schistocerca monthly distribution maps: Jan 1966-Jul 1978 (map chest 11).
18. Development map overlays for i) laying-hatching and ii) hatching-fledging arranged monthly by the following areas: West Africa; Middle
East; East Africa (south); India; (all map chest 12).

Note: Many of the distribution maps show the plots of the reported occurrences of desert locusts recorded on the locust report forms listed in the series 'AL/2 Locust reports, report registers and indexes' and its associated files. These maps and reports can be cross-referenced with each other when checking records of occurrences.

Map Chests 1, 4-7, 9-12 in Map Room
Date1906-1988
AccessStatusOpen
FormatManuscript
Held ByNHM Entomology Library
LevelFile
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