Eastern plague locust (Oedaleus australis)

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Oedaleus australis
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Locustini
Genus:	Oedaleus
Scientific name
Oedaleus australis Saussure, 1888
Geography
Native countries:
Australia
Pest status
Known pest

Taxonomy

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File No subspecies recorded for this taxon.

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/locusts/about/id-guide/description_of_adults/6_eastern_plague_grasshopper_oedaleus_australis#:~:text=Adult%20Description%3A%20Colour%20is%20usually,down%20from%20it%20in%20profile.

Identification

Has a posternal tubercle (a small knob-like protrusion) between front legs. Tegmina (thick front wing of an orthopteran) marked with large irregular spots. Pronotum (saddle-shaped structure behind the head) is not crested, is more condensed and prominent saddle shape in gregarious phase.

Phase	Stage	Color	Body length
Gregarious	nymph (1st - 2nd instar)	black
Gregarious	nymph (3rd to 4th instar)	yellow with black
Solitarious	nymph	green
Gregarious	immature adult	pink
Gregarious	mature adult	yellow
Solitarious	adult	sandy, grey or brown, common light colored median stripe on the pronotum

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Associated organizations

Organization name	Acronym	Website	Type	Focus	Focus keywords	Geographic purview
Australian Plague Locust Commission	APLC	View	Government	Management, Research, Governance	Agricultural development, Control, Coordination, Education, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, Funding, Governance, Information hub, International development, Media, Monitoring, Policy, Regional cooperation, Research, Sustainable development, Technology, Training, Natural sciences	Australia
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development	DPI WA	View	Government	Management	Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Training	Australia
Department of Primary Industries and Regions	PIRSA	View	Government	Management, Development, Information Hub	Control, Sustainable development	Australia
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries	NSW DPI	View	Government	Education, Management	Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Training, Natural sciences	Australia
New South Wales Local Land Services	NSW LLS	View	Government	Management	Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Australia
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries	QLD DPI	View	Government	Management	Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Australia

Resources

Title	Author(s)	Year	Geographic purview	URL
Managing locusts in Queensland		2022		View URL
APLC locust and grasshopper identification guide	Australian Plague Locust Commission

Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species. Read more…

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

• Michael Kearney (Bionomia) — 6 specimens collected
• Matthew Connors — 3 specimens collected
• Donald Hobern — 1 specimen collected

• John Tann — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

• Matthew Connors — 69 specimens identified
• Michael Kearney (Bionomia) — 7 specimens identified
• Donald Hobern — 1 specimen identified

• Thomas Mesaglio — 1 specimen identified
• 태우 김 — 1 specimen identified