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.




 * 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