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This is a list (alphabetized by
binomial species name) of
locust species of the taxonomic family
Acrididae capable of density-dependent phase
polyphenism and
swarming behavior , potentially inflicting massive damage to crops.
Australian plague locust nymph (fourth
instar )
Dense hopper band of
desert locusts
Aiolopus simulatrix –
Sudan plague locust of eastern Sudan
Anacridium aegyptium –
Egyptian locust of Europe, northern Africa and Central Asia
Anacridium melanorhodon –
Sahelian tree locust of Sahel region of Africa
Anacridium wernerellum –
Sudan tree locust of Sudanese vegetation zone
Austracris guttulosa –
Spur-throated locust of Australia
Austroicetes cruciata –
Small plague grasshopper of Australia
Calliptamus italicus –
Italian locust of semi-deserts and steppes of Morocco, central Europe and Central Asia
Ceracris kiangsu –
Yellow-spined bamboo locust of Indo-China and southern China
Chortoicetes terminifera –
Australian plague locust of Australia
Dissosteira longipennis –
High plains locust of North America (formed large swarms as recently as the 1930s but never since)
Dociostaurus maroccanus –
Moroccan locust of semi-deserts and steppes of Morocco, North Africa, southern and eastern Europe, Middle East and western Asia
Gastrimargus musicus –
Yellow-winged locust of Australia
Gomphocerus sibiricus –
Siberian locust of Siberia and high mountains of Europe
Locusta migratoria –
Migratory locust of Asia, Africa and eastern Europe
Locustana pardalina –
Brown locust of Southern Africa
Melanoplus differentialis –
Differential grasshopper of Northern Mexico, central USA and southern Ontario, Canada
Melanoplus sanguinipes –
Migratory grasshopper of Caribbean and North America
Melanoplus spretus –
Rocky Mountain locust of North America (now extinct)
Nomadacris septemfasciata –
Red locust of southern and south central Africa
Nomadacris succincta –
Bombay locust of India and Southeast Asia
Oedaleus senegalensis –
Senegalese grasshopper of Sahel region of Africa, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands and West Asia
Rhammatocerus schistocercoides –
Mato Grosso locust of Brazil
Schistocerca cancellata –
South American locust of South America
Schistocerca gregaria –
Desert locust of deserts of western Africa, northern Africa and western India
Schistocerca piceifrons –
Central American locust of Central America
Schistocerca interrita –
Peru locust of western South America
Trimerotropis pallidipennis –
Pallid-winged grasshopper of western North America
References
Steedman, Alison, ed. (December 1988). Locust Handbook (2nd ed.). London: Natural Resources Institute.
ISBN
978-0859542326 .
Pener, Meir Paul; Simpson, Stephen J. (September 23, 2009). Locust Phase Polyphenism: An Update . Advances in Insect Physiology. Vol. 36 (1st ed.). Academic Press. p. 9.
ISBN
9780123814289 .