Schistocerca

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 locust species.

== Species == The Orthoptera Species File 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 beckeri (Dirsh, 1974) Schistocerca bivittata (Stål, 1873) Schistocerca braziliensis (Dirsh, 1974) Schistocerca brevis (Rehn, 1913) Schistocerca camerata (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 (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 (Fabricius, 1798) – obscure bird grasshopper Schistocerca orinoco (Dirsh, 1974) Schistocerca pallens (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 (Thunberg, 1815) Schistocerca shoshone (Thomas, 1873) – green bird grasshopper Schistocerca socorro (Dirsh, 1974)