''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 circumstanc ...
s. The best known species is probably the
desert locust
The desert locust (''Schistocerca gregaria'') is a species of locust, a periodically swarming, short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. They are found primarily in the deserts and dry areas of northern and eastern Africa, Arabia, and sou ...
(''S. gregaria'') and trans-Atlantic flight may explain the biogeography of some locust species.
Species
The Orthoptera Species File
[Orthoptera Species File: genus ''Schistocerca'' Stål, 1873 (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 8 March 2020)]
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*'' 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'' Dirsh, 1974
*'' Schistocerca bivittata'' (Stål, 1873)
*''Schistocerca braziliensis
''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
*''Schistocerca brevis
''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 ...
'' Rehn, 1913
*'' Schistocerca camerata'' Scudder, 1899
*'' Schistocerca cancellata'' (Serville, 1838) – South American locust
*''Schistocerca carneipes
''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 ...
'' (Serville, 1838)
*''Schistocerca caribbeana
''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
*''Schistocerca centralis
''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
*'' Schistocerca ceratiola'' Hubbell & Walker, 1928 – rosemary grasshopper
*''Schistocerca cohni
''Schistocerca cohni'' is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae
The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals'' 2 are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of th ...
'' Song, 2006
*'' Schistocerca damnifica'' (Saussure, 1861) – mischievous bird grasshopper
*''Schistocerca diversipes
''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 ...
'' Hebard, 1923
*'' Schistocerca flavofasciata'' (De Geer, 1773)
*''Schistocerca gorgona
''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
*''Schistocerca gregaria
The desert locust (''Schistocerca gregaria'') is a species of locust, a periodically swarming, short-horned grasshopper in the family Acrididae. They are found primarily in the deserts and dry areas of northern and eastern Africa, Arabia, and sou ...
'' (Forskål, 1775) – desert locust
*''Schistocerca impleta
''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 ...
'' (Walker, 1870)
*''Schistocerca interrita
''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 ...
'' Scudder, 1899
*''Schistocerca lineata
''Schistocerca lineata'', known generally as the spotted bird grasshopper or birdwing grasshopper, is a species of bird grasshopper in the family Acrididae
The AcrididaeMacLeay WS (1821) ''Horae Entomologicae or Essays on the Annulose Animals' ...
'' Scudder, 1899 – spotted bird grasshopper
*''Schistocerca literosa
''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 ...
'' (Walker, 1870) – small painted locust
*''Schistocerca magnifica
''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 ...
'' Bruner, 1913
*''Schistocerca matogrosso
''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
*''Schistocerca melanocera
The large painted locustFitter, J; Fitter, D; and Hosking, D. (2000) Wildlife of the Galápagos. Updated Edition. Princeton University Press. (''Schistocerca melanocera'') is endemic to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, except Española Island. T ...
'' (Stål, 1861) – large painted locust
*''Schistocerca nitens
''Schistocerca nitens'' is a species of grasshopper known by several names, including vagrant grasshopper and gray bird grasshopper. It is a close relative of the desert locust, which is in the same genus. This grasshopper is native to southern N ...
'' (Thunberg, 1815) – grey bird grasshopper
*''Schistocerca obscura
''Schistocerca obscura'', the obscure bird grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family (biology), family Acrididae. The species occurs in the United States, from Maryland south to Florida and west to Arizona.
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'' (Fabricius, 1798) – obscure bird grasshopper
*'' Schistocerca orinoco'' Dirsh, 1974
*'' Schistocerca pallens'' (Thunberg, 1815)
*''Schistocerca philippina
''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 ...
'' Navás, 1904
*''Schistocerca piceifrons
''Schistocerca piceifrons'' is a large locust in the subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae: Acrididae. There are two subspecies. ''S. p. piceifrons'' is sometimes called the Central American Locust and ''S. p. peruviana'' is sometimes known as the Peru ...
'' (Walker, 1870) – Central American locust
*'' Schistocerca quisqueya'' Rehn & Hebard, 1938
*'' Schistocerca rubiginosa'' (Harris, 1862) – rusty bird grasshopper
*'' Schistocerca serialis'' (Thunberg, 1815)
*'' Schistocerca shoshone'' (Thomas, 1873) – green bird grasshopper
*'' Schistocerca socorro'' Dirsh, 1974
References
External links
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''Schistocerca americana''
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
''Schistocerca ceratiola''
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
''Schistocerca'' Information Site
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1313710
Acrididae genera
Taxa named by Carl Stål
Cyrtacanthacridinae