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Schistocerca gregaria
Desert locust· الجراد الصحراوي
Record ID: OMN-ANI-0098
- Family
- Acrididae
- Genus
- Schistocerca
- Specimen ID
- ENT-0098
- Life stage
- Adult
- Sex
- Undetermined
- Identified by
- F. Al-Hinai
- Preservation
- Dried (pinned)
- Holding institution
- National Heritage Collection (Demo)
Overview
Scientific identity
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Taxonomy
- Subcollection
- Arthropods
- Samples held
- 2
- Storage
- Entomology cabinet · 21 °C · 45% RH
- Molecular status
- Characterized (demo)
Genetic resource network
Arthropods
OMN-ANI-0098
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Morphology
Specimen morphology
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Head & antennae
Antennae, compound eyes and mouthparts — key diagnostic structures.
Body length
51.3 mm
Colouration
Brown
Life stage
Adult
Collection method
Sweep net
Biological samples
Sample inventory
Preserved specimens and any tissue subsamples taken for molecular work.
Pinned dried specimen
SPC-A-0098-D
- Preservation
- Dried
- Temperature
- Room temperature, low humidity
- Quantity
- 5 specimens
- Prepared
- 2025-04-07
Cabinet 7 · Drawer 6
Leg tissue for DNA
SPC-A-0098-L
- Preservation
- Ethanol 96%
- Temperature
- −20 °C
- Quantity
- 1 tube
- Prepared
- 2025-05-07
Freezer F4 · Rack C3 · Box 14
Sample identifiers, quantities and storage positions are synthetic demonstration values.
Preservation
Storage & sample lifecycle
Where this resource is kept, how its storage conditions are monitored, and each step from collection to storage.
Entomology cabinet
21 °C · 45% RH
Pinned, dried, pest-controlled drawers
Cabinet 7 · Drawer 6
Monitoring · Relative humidity (%) · demo log
Dashed line: minimum threshold.
Sample lifecycle
2025-04-04
Field collection
Jebel Akhdar, Ad Dakhiliyah.
Genetics
Molecular data
Markers and sequences linked to this resource. All sequences and genotypes are synthetic demonstration output, not real results.
Markers
Characterized (demo)- Marker
- Cytochrome c oxidase I (DNA barcode)
- Type
- Mitochondrial barcode
- Length
- 658 bp
Sequence viewer · COI
GIS
Geographic origin
Collection site of this record, with other documented records of the same species.
Research
Research & publications
Projects and literature linked to this resource.
Data provenance
Original observation
Collected by F. Al-Hinai, 2025-04-04
Curated record
National Heritage Collection (Demo)
Generated research data
Molecular characterization (demo)
No publications linked
Publications citing this record will appear here once they are added by the holding institution.
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