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''Schistocerca'' is a genus of grasshoppers, commonly called bird grasshoppers, many of which swarm as
locust Locusts (derived from the Vulgar Latin ''locusta'', meaning grasshopper) are various species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae that have a swarming phase. These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumst ...
s. The best known species is probably the desert locust (''S. gregaria'') and trans-Atlantic flight may explain the biogeography of some locust species.


Species

The Orthoptera Species FileOrthoptera Species File: genus ''Schistocerca'' Stål, 1873 (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 8 March 2020)
/ref> lists: *'' Schistocerca albolineata'' (Thomas, 1875) – white-lined bird grasshopper *'' Schistocerca alutacea'' (Harris, 1841) - leather-colored bird grasshopper *'' Schistocerca americana'' (Drury, 1773) - American bird grasshopper - type species *'' Schistocerca ceratiola'' Hubbell & Walker, 1928 *''
Schistocerca beckeri ''Schistocerca'' is a genus of grasshoppers, commonly called bird grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the desert locust (''S. gregaria'') and trans-Atlantic flight may explain the biogeography of som ...
'' Dirsh, 1974 *'' Schistocerca bivittata'' (Stål, 1873) *'' Schistocerca braziliensis'' Dirsh, 1974 *'' Schistocerca brevis'' Rehn, 1913 *''
Schistocerca camerata ''Schistocerca camerata'' is a grasshopper species in the genus '' Schistocerca''. References External links * Acrididae Insects described in 1899 {{acrididae-stub ...
'' Scudder, 1899 *'' Schistocerca cancellata'' (Serville, 1838) – South American locust *'' Schistocerca carneipes'' (Serville, 1838) *'' Schistocerca caribbeana'' Dirsh, 1974 *'' Schistocerca centralis'' Dirsh, 1974 *'' Schistocerca ceratiola'' Hubbell & Walker, 1928 – rosemary grasshopper *'' Schistocerca cohni'' Song, 2006 *''
Schistocerca damnifica ''Schistocerca damnifica'', known generally as the mischievous bird grasshopper or Carolina locust, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals ...
'' (Saussure, 1861) – mischievous bird grasshopper *'' Schistocerca diversipes'' Hebard, 1923 *'' Schistocerca flavofasciata'' (De Geer, 1773) *'' Schistocerca gorgona'' Dirsh, 1974 *'' Schistocerca gregaria'' (Forskål, 1775) – desert locust *'' Schistocerca impleta'' (Walker, 1870) *'' Schistocerca interrita'' Scudder, 1899 *'' Schistocerca lineata'' Scudder, 1899 – spotted bird grasshopper *'' Schistocerca literosa'' (Walker, 1870) – small painted locust *'' Schistocerca magnifica'' Bruner, 1913 *'' Schistocerca matogrosso'' Dirsh, 1974 *'' Schistocerca melanocera'' (Stål, 1861) – large painted locust *'' Schistocerca nitens'' (Thunberg, 1815) – grey bird grasshopper *''
Schistocerca obscura ''Schistocerca obscura'', the obscure bird grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae. The species occurs in the United States, from Maryland south to Florida and west to Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ...
'' (Fabricius, 1798) – obscure bird grasshopper *'' Schistocerca orinoco'' Dirsh, 1974 *''
Schistocerca pallens ''Schistocerca'' is a genus of grasshoppers, commonly called bird grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the desert locust (''S. gregaria'') and trans-Atlantic flight may explain the biogeography of som ...
'' (Thunberg, 1815) *'' Schistocerca philippina'' Navás, 1904 *'' Schistocerca piceifrons'' (Walker, 1870) – Central American locust *'' Schistocerca quisqueya'' Rehn & Hebard, 1938 *'' Schistocerca rubiginosa'' (Harris, 1862) – rusty bird grasshopper *''
Schistocerca serialis ''Schistocerca'' is a genus of grasshoppers, commonly called bird grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the desert locust (''S. gregaria'') and trans-Atlantic flight may explain the biogeography of some ...
'' (Thunberg, 1815) *'' Schistocerca shoshone'' (Thomas, 1873) – green bird grasshopper *''
Schistocerca socorro ''Schistocerca'' is a genus of grasshoppers, commonly called bird grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the desert locust (''S. gregaria'') and trans-Atlantic flight may explain the biogeography of some ...
'' Dirsh, 1974


References


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''Schistocerca americana''
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''Schistocerca ceratiola''
on the UF /
IFAS IFAS may refer: * Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences * Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge, a sewage treatment process * International French adjectival system In rock climbing, mountaineering, and other climbing disciplines, clim ...
Featured Creatures Web site
''Schistocerca'' Information Site
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1313710 Acrididae genera Taxa named by Carl Stål Cyrtacanthacridinae