Locusta

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Orthoptera
Subordo: Caelifera
Infraordo: Acrididea
Superfamilia: Acridoidea

Familia: Acrididae
Subfamilia: Oedipodinae
Tribus: Locustini
Genus: Locusta
Species: L. cinerascens – L. migratoria
†L. prisca
Name

Locusta Carolus Linnaeus, 1758

Type species: Gryllus migratorius Linnaeus, 1758; fixation: subsequent designation under the plenary power by ICZN 1945: 265 BHL

Synonyms

Acrydium Latreille, 1804
Oedipus Berthold, 1827
Pachytylus Fieber, 1852

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 431. Reference page.

Additional references

ICZN 1945. Opinion 158. On the status of the name Locusta Linnaeus, 1758 (Class Insecta, Order Orthoptera). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2(28): 263–274. BHL Reference page.

Links

Locusta in the Orthoptera Species File database, accessed on 25/10/2013.
Locusta Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
ZooBank: 954C70F2-9C9E-42B2-BFCA-C0F7FBAF6CF3