List of locust species

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.