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[[File:S. gregaria dense hopper band.jpg|thumb|Dense hopper band of [[desert locusts]]]] |
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* ''[[Aiolopus simulatrix]]'' |
* ''[[Aiolopus simulatrix]]'' – [[Sudan plague locust]] of eastern Sudan |
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* ''[[Anacridium aegyptium]]'' |
* ''[[Anacridium aegyptium]]'' – [[Egyptian locust]] of Europe, northern Africa and Central Asia |
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* ''[[Anacridium melanorhodon]]'' |
* ''[[Anacridium melanorhodon]]'' – [[Sahelian tree locust]] of Sahel region of Africa |
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* ''[[Anacridium wernerellum]]'' |
* ''[[Anacridium wernerellum]]'' – [[Sudan tree locust]] of Sudanese vegetation zone |
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* ''[[Austracris guttulosa]]'' |
* ''[[Austracris guttulosa]]'' – [[Spur-throated locust]] of Australia |
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* ''[[Austroicetes cruciata]]'' |
* ''[[Austroicetes cruciata]]'' – [[Small plague grasshopper]] of Australia |
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* ''[[Calliptamus italicus]]'' |
* ''[[Calliptamus italicus]]'' – [[Italian locust]] of semi-deserts and steppes of Morocco, central Europe and Central Asia |
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* ''[[Ceracris kiangsu]]'' |
* ''[[Ceracris kiangsu]]'' – [[Yellow-spined bamboo locust]] of Indo-China and southern China |
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* ''[[Chortoicetes terminifera]]'' |
* ''[[Chortoicetes terminifera]]'' – [[Australian plague locust]] of Australia |
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* ''[[Dissosteira longipennis]]'' |
* ''[[Dissosteira longipennis]]'' – [[High plains locust]] of North America (formed large swarms as recently as the 1930s but never since) |
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* ''[[Dociostaurus maroccanus]]'' |
* ''[[Dociostaurus maroccanus]]'' – [[Moroccan locust]] of semi-deserts and steppes of Morocco, North Africa, southern and eastern Europe, Middle East and western Asia |
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* ''[[Gastrimargus musicus]]'' |
* ''[[Gastrimargus musicus]]'' – [[Yellow-winged locust]] of Australia |
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* ''[[Gomphocerus sibiricus]]'' |
* ''[[Gomphocerus sibiricus]]'' – [[Siberian locust]] of Siberia and high mountains of Europe |
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* ''[[Locusta migratoria]]'' |
* ''[[Locusta migratoria]]'' – [[Migratory locust]] of Asia, Africa and eastern Europe |
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* ''[[Locustana pardalina]]'' |
* ''[[Locustana pardalina]]'' – [[Brown locust]] of Southern Africa |
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* ''[[Melanoplus differentialis]]'' |
* ''[[Melanoplus differentialis]]'' – [[Differential grasshopper]] of Northern Mexico, central USA and southern Ontario, Canada |
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* ''[[Melanoplus sanguinipes]]'' |
* ''[[Melanoplus sanguinipes]]'' – [[Migratory grasshopper]] of Caribbean and North America |
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* ''[[Melanoplus spretus]]'' |
* ''[[Melanoplus spretus]]'' – [[Rocky Mountain locust]] of North America (now extinct) |
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* ''[[Nomadacris septemfasciata]]'' |
* ''[[Nomadacris septemfasciata]]'' – [[Red locust]] of southern and south central Africa |
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* ''[[Nomadacris succincta]]'' |
* ''[[Nomadacris succincta]]'' – [[Bombay locust]] of India and Southeast Asia |
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* ''[[Oedaleus senegalensis]]'' |
* ''[[Oedaleus senegalensis]]'' – [[Senegalese grasshopper]] of Sahel region of Africa, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands and West Asia |
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* ''[[Rhammatocerus schistocercoides]]'' |
* ''[[Rhammatocerus schistocercoides]]'' – [[Mato Grosso locust]] of Brazil |
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* ''[[Schistocerca cancellata]]'' |
* ''[[Schistocerca cancellata]]'' – [[South American locust]] of South America |
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* ''[[Schistocerca gregaria]]'' |
* ''[[Schistocerca gregaria]]'' – [[Desert locust]] of deserts of western Africa, northern Africa and western India |
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* ''[[Schistocerca piceifrons]]'' |
* ''[[Schistocerca piceifrons]]'' – [[Central American locust]] of Central America |
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* ''[[Schistocerca interrita]]'' |
* ''[[Schistocerca interrita]]'' – [[Peru locust]] of western South America |
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* ''[[Trimerotropis pallidipennis]]'' |
* ''[[Trimerotropis pallidipennis]]'' – [[Pallid-winged grasshopper]] of western North America |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 22:51, 11 October 2023
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.
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- 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
[edit]- 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.