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 behaviour, 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 Dericorys: two species are called "saxaul locusts" in Central Asia 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
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.
