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
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