Insect Stamp of Mali

Mali is a landlocked country of African Continent Nishibe having areas more than Japanese 3 times. Mali empire prospered after the eleventh century and did going Islam, but it could write it in 1870 from 1590, and it was ruled in Morocco, and it was it with a French colony from 18 end of the century. It became a republic in French Community in 1958 and formed Mali federation with Senegal in 1959 and it canceled a federation with Senegal at the same time to achieve independence in 1960 and was born nationally alone. But a coup d'etat occurred and lasted for 1968 years than 20 years, and military administration continued. Lieutenant Colonel toe Rais who held real power in coup d'etat in 1991 decided the legalization of political party organization, and election by political pluralism was carried out in the next year, and the kona Rais President was born, and the military administration that it had a long came to an end.
Three kinds of things which drew the migratory locust as a Locust Campaign stamp from Mali in 1964 were published.
Three kinds of insect stamps were issued in 1967. Cicada and a Grasshopper are new as that time, and the figure in flying is drawn.
Five kinds of insect stamps were issued in 1977.
Five kinds of insect stamps were issued in 1978.
Four kinds of honeybee stamps were issued in 1987. Four kinds of all are the beautiful stamps unified by the honeybee.
Four kinds of insect stamps were issued in 1994. In same 1994 year, nine kinds of insect stamps (six kinds are butterfly or moth) were issued. Here, only three kinds except butterflies and moths are introduced.
Four kinds of stamps which drew ant of the Africa specialty were issued in 1998.

Mali
1964.6.15 Locust Campaign stamp
Locust
Locusta migratoria
(Acrididae)


1967.8.14 Insect Stamp
Ugada Cicada
Ugada grandicollis
(Cicadidae)
Chelorrhina Beetle
Chelorrhina polyphemus
(Scarabaeidae)
Bush Locust
Phymateus cinctus
(Pygomorphidae)

1977.5.17 Insect Stamps
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator
(Aeschnidae)
African Giant Mantis
Sphodramantis viridis
(Mantidae)
Digger Wasp
Sphex sp.
(Sphecidae)
Cockchafer
Melolontha melolontha
(Scarabaeidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)

1978.6.12 Insect Stamps
Carpet Beetle
Dermestes bromius
(Dermestidae)
Darkling Beetle
sp. indet.
(Tenebrionidae)
Bush Locust
Zonocerus variegatus
(Pygomorphidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliathus
(Scarabaeidae)

1987.5.11 Honeybee Stamp
Dwarf Honeybee
Apis florea
(Apidae)
Giant Honeybee
Apis dorsala
(Apidae)
West African Honeybee
Apis mellifera adansonii
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)

1994.3.30 Insect Stamp
Jewel Beetle
Sterneura castanea
(Buprestidae)
Eudicella Beetle
Eudicella gralli
(Scarabaeidae)
Locust
Kraussaria angulifera
(Acrididae)
Field Form Stag Beetle
Homoderus mellyi
(Lucanidae)

1994.9.12 Insect Stamp
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus regius
(Scarabaeidae)
Locust
Locusta migratoria
(Acrididae)
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
(Mantidae)

1998 Ant Stamp
Red Fire Ant
Solenopsis geminata
(Formicidae)
Black Carpenter Ant
Camponotus pensylvanicus
(Formicidae)
Little Black Ant
Monomorium minimum
(Formicidae)
Common Black Garden Ant
Laslus niger
(Formicidae)


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