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International Society for Pest Information
Literature database for locusts and short-horned grasshoppers
last update: 12.04.2008
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Northern Africa
Acanthacris spp.
Acorypha insignis
Acorypha spp.
Acrida bicolor
Acrida spp.
Acrida turrita
Acrotylus blondeli
Acrotylus insubricus
Acrotylus spp.
Aiolopus longicornis (tef grasshopper)
Aiolopus savignyi
Aiolopus simulatrix (Sudan plague locust)
Aiolopus spp.
Aiolopus strepens
Aiolopus thalassinus
Anacridium aegyptium (Egyptian locust)
Anacridium melanorhodon (Sahelian tree locust)
Anacridium moestum
Anacridium spp.
Anacridium wernerellum
Calliptamus barbarus (desert grasshopper)
Calliptamus italicus (Italian locust)
Calliptamus okbaensis
Calliptamus spp.
Calliptamus wattenwylianus
Cataloipus abyssinicus
Cataloipus cymbiferus
Cataloipus spp.
Chrotogonus senegalensis
Chrotogonus spp.
Cryptocatantops haemorrhoidalis
Cyrtacanthacris spp.
Cyrtacanthacris tatarica
Diabolocatantops axillaris
Diabolocatantops spp.
Dociostaurus maroccanus (Moroccan locust)
Dociostaurus spp.
Eyprepocnemis noxius
Eyprepocnemis plorans (clover grasshopper)
Eyprepocnemis spp.
Gastrimargus determinatus
Gastrimargus nigericus
Gastrimargus spp.
Heteracris littoralis
Heteracris spp.
Hieroglyphus daganensis (rice grasshopper)
Hieroglyphus spp.
Kraussaria angulifera
Kraussella amabile
Locusta migratoria (migratory locust)
Locusta spp.
Melinocatantops joycei
Morphacris fasciata
Nomadacris septemfasciata (red locust)
Nomadacris spp.
Oedaleus decorus
Oedaleus johnstoni
Oedaleus nigeriensis
Oedaleus nigrofasciatus
Oedaleus senegalensis (Senegalese grasshopper)
Oedaleus spp.
Ornithacris cavroisi
Ornithacris spp.
Orthochtha venosa
Phyllocercus bicoloripes
Phymateus aegrotus
Phymateus kozschi
Phymateus pulcherrimus
Phymateus spp. (bush locusts)
Phymateus viridipes (green bush locust)
Pnorisa carinata
Poekilocerus bufonius
Poekilocerus spp.
Pyrgomorpha cognata
Pyrgomorpha conica
Pyrgomorpha spp.
Ramburiella hispanica
Ramburiella spp.
Schistocerca gregaria (desert locust)
Schistocerca spp.
Trilophidia conturbata
Trilophidia spp.
Truxalis grandis
Truxalis spp.
Zonocerus spp.
Zonocerus variegatus (variegated grasshopper)
Western Africa
Atractomorpha aberrans
Atractomorpha acutipennis
Atractomorpha spp.
Cataloipus fuscocoeruleipes
Catantops melanostictus
Catantops spissus
Catantops spp.
Chirista compta
Chirista spp.
Gastrimargus africanus
Harpezocatantops stylifer
Hieroglyphus africanus
Metaxymecus gracilipes
Oxya hyla
Oxya spp. (rice grasshoppers)
Parapropacris notatus
Pyrgomorpha vignaudi
Zonocerus elegans (elegant grasshopper)
Eastern Africa
Acorypha glaucopsis
Acrida sulphuripennis
Chrotogonus hemipterus
Eupropacris uniformis
Gastrimargus brevipes
Ornithacris cyanea
Pyrgomorphella arachidis
Southern Africa
Cataloipus pulcher
Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa
Locustana pardalina (brown locust)
Oedaleus carvalhoi
Phymateus baccatus
Phymateus leprosus
Southern Europe
Chorthippus biguttulus
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus mollis
Chorthippus scalaris
Chorthippus spp.
Gomphocerus sibiricus (Siberian locust)
Miramella formosanta
Miramella spp.
Myrmeleotettix spp.
Oedipoda caerulescens
Oedipoda miniata
Oedipoda spp.
Omocestus spp.
Stenobothrus spp.
Eastern Europe
Arcyptera microptera
Arcyptera spp.
Calliptamus turanicus
Chorthippus albomarginatus
Chorthippus dorsatus
Chorthippus macrocerus
Chorthippus parallelus (meadow grasshopper)
Dericorys albidula
Dociostaurus brevicollis
Dociostaurus crassiusculus
Dociostaurus tartarus
Euchorthippus pulvinatus
Miramella alpina (beech grasshopper)
Omocestus petraeus
Oxya fuscovittata
Stenobothrus eurasius
Stenobothrus fischeri
Near East
Calliptamus palaestinensis
Western Asia
Acrida exaltata
Acrida gigantea
Acrida oxycephala
Acrotylus humbertianus
Aeropedellus spp.
Aeropedellus variegatus
Anacridium rubrispinum
Anaeolopus dorsalis
Angaracris rhodopa
Angaracris spp.
Arcyptera fusca
Arcyptera labiata
Atractomorpha crenulata (tobacco grasshopper)
Aularches miliaris (northern spotted grasshopper)
Calliptamus ictericus
Calliptamus siculus
Catantops erubescens
Chondracris rosea
Choroedocus illustris
Chorthippus apricarius
Chorthippus dubius
Chorthippus fallax
Chorthippus hammerstroemi
Chorthippus montanus
Chrotogonus brachypterus
Chrotogonus oxypterus
Chrotogonus robertsi
Chrotogonus trachypterus
Colemania sphenarioides (Deccan grasshopper)
Conophyma almasyi
Conophyma ikonikovi
Conophyma jacobsoni
Conophyma splendidum
Conophyma spp.
Cyrtacanthacris luteicornis
Dasyhippus barbipes
Diabolocatantops pinguis
Diexis varentzovi
Dociostaurus plotnikovi
Duroniella brachyptera
Eremippus persicus
Eremippus simplex
Eremippus spp.
Eyprepocnemis alacris
Eyprepocnemis unicolor
Gastrimargus transversus
Gesonula punctifrons
Gesonula spp.
Heteracris pterosticha
Heteracris pulcher
Hieroglyphus banian
Hieroglyphus concolor
Hieroglyphus nigrorepletus (phadka grasshopper)
Hieroglyphus oryzivorus
Hilethera turanica
Indomerus noxius
Leptopternis gracilis
Mioscirtus wagneri
Myrmeleotettix pallidus
Myrmeleotettix palpalis
Neorthacris acuticeps
Neorthacris simulans
Neorthacris spp.
Nomadacris succincta (Bombay locust)
Oedaleus abruptus
Omocestus haemorrhoidalis
Omocestus viridulus
Oxya chinensis
Oxya nitidula
Oxya velox
Podisma pedestris
Poekilocerus pictus (ak grasshopper)
Ramburiella turcomana
Shirakiacris shirakii
Spathosternum prasiniferum
Sphingoderus carinatus
Sphingonotus eurasius
Sphodromerus undulatus
Stenocatantops splendens
Stenocatantops spp.
Tarbinskia cognata
Tarbinskia kittaryi
Tarbinskia spp.
Teratodes monticollis
Trilophidia annulata
Truxalis nasuta
Valanga nigricornis (Javanese grasshopper)
Valanga spp.
Eastern Asia
Angaracris barabensis
Atractomorpha angusta
Atractomorpha crenaticeps
Atractomorpha lata
Atractomorpha psittacina
Atractomorpha sinensis
Bryodema luctuosum
Bryodema spp.
Bryodema tuberculatum
Calliptamus abbreviatus
Ceracris fasciata
Ceracris kiangsu (yellow-spined bamboo locust)
Ceracris nigricornis
Ceracris spp.
Desmopterella explicata
Eclipophleps tarbinskii
Eirenephilus longipennis (long-winged vegetable grasshopper)
Eyprepocnemis shirakii
Gastrimargus marmoratus
Gastrimargus musicus
Gesonula mundata
Hieroglyphus annulicornis
Hieroglyphus tonkinensis
Mecostethus alliaceus
Melicodes tenebrosa
Oedaleus infernalis
Oxya agavisa
Oxya japonica
Oxya yezoensis
Patanga japonica
Patanga spp.
Phlaeoba rustica
Quilta mitrata
Stenocatantops angustifrons
Stethophyma magister
Valanga gohieri
Valanga irregularis (giant grasshopper)
Valanga papuasica
Valanga transiens
Xenocatantops humilis
Australia and Pacific
Austracris basalis
Austracris guttulosa (spur-throated locust)
Austracris proxima
Austracris spp.
Austroicetes cruciata (small plague grasshopper)
Austroicetes spp.
Austroicetes vulgaris
Chortoicetes terminifera (Australian plague locust)
Cyrtacanthacris gilbertensis
Oedaleus australis (eastern plague grasshopper)
Phaulacridium marginale
Phaulacridium spp.
Phaulacridium vittatum (wingless grasshopper)
Schistocerca nitens
Schizobothrus flavovittatus
Valanga excavate
North and Central America
Aeropedellus clavatus
Ageneotettix deorum
Amphitornus coloradus
Aulocara elliotti (slant-faced grasshopper)
Aulocara femoratum
Aulocara spp.
Boopedon nubilum
Brachystola magna
Brachystola spp.
Bruneria brunnea
Camnula pellucida (clearwinged grasshopper)
Camnula spp.
Chortophaga spp.
Chortophaga viridifasciata
Circotettix carlinianus
Circotettix spp.
Cordillacris crenulata
Cordillacris occipitalis
Cordillacris spp.
Dendrotettix quercus
Dendrotettix spp.
Dissosteira carolina (Carolina grasshopper)
Dissosteira longipennis (high plains grasshopper)
Dissosteira spp.
Dissosteira spurcata
Encoptolophus sordidus
Hesperotettix viridis (snakeweed grasshopper)
Melanoplus aridus
Melanoplus bivittatus (two-striped grasshopper)
Melanoplus borealis (northern grasshopper)
Melanoplus bruneri
Melanoplus confusus
Melanoplus cuneatus
Melanoplus dawsoni
Melanoplus differentialis (differential grasshopper)
Melanoplus femurrubrum (red-legged grasshopper)
Melanoplus gladstoni
Melanoplus infantilis
Melanoplus keeleri
Melanoplus lakinus
Melanoplus occidentalis
Melanoplus packardii (Packard grasshopper)
Melanoplus punctulatus
Melanoplus sanguinipes (devastating grasshopper)
Melanoplus scudderi
Melanoplus spp.
Metator pardalinus
Metator spp.
Oedaleonotus enigma
Opeia obscura
Opshomala caribea
Opshomala spp.
Orphulella speciosa
Orphulella spp.
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis
Psoloessa delicatula
Rhammatocerus spp.
Rhammatocerus viatorius
Schistocerca alutacea
Schistocerca americana (American bird grasshopper)
Schistocerca cancellata (South American locust)
Schistocerca obscura
Schistocerca pallens
Schistocerca piceifrons (Central American locust)
Schistocerca shoshone
Sphenarium purpurascens
Syrbula admirabilis
Trachyrhachys kiowa
Trachyrhachys spp.
Trimerotropis pallidipennis
Trimerotropis spp.
Xanthippus corallipes
Caribbean Islands
Orphulella punctata
South America
Borellia bruneri
Chromacris miles
Chromacris speciosa
Chromacris spp.
Coscineuta virens (Moruga grasshopper)
Covasacris albitarsis
Dichroplus araucanus
Dichroplus bratensis
Dichroplus conspersus
Dichroplus democraticus
Dichroplus elongatus
Dichroplus maculipennis
Dichroplus pratensis
Dichroplus punctulatus
Dichroplus spp.
Dichroplus vittatus
Dichroplus vittigerum
Elasmoderus wagenknechti
Orphulella concinnula
Rhammatocerus conspersus
Rhammatocerus pictus
Rhammatocerus schistocercoides (Mato Grosso grasshopper)
Schistocerca flavofasciata
Scotussa lemniscata
Scyllina variabilis
Staurorhectus longicornis
Vilerna aeneooculata