Spur-throated locust
| Spur-throated locust | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Acridoidea |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Cyrtacanthacridinae |
| Genus: | Austracris |
| Species: | A. guttulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Austracris guttulosa (Walker, 1870) | |
The spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) is a native Australian locust species in the family Acrididae.
It is an agricultural pest in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria South Australia and Western Australia. The most significant recent outbreak was in central western Queensland in 2010. In north Australian savannas it remains a solitary species.