Austroicetes cruciata

{{Short description|Species of grasshopper}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}

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| genus = Austroicetes

| species = cruciata

| authority = (Saussure, 1888)

| synonyms = * Chortoicetes jungi
Brancsik, 1897

• Chortoicetes monticola
  Sjöstedt, 1936
• Dittopternis cruciata
  Saussure, 1888

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Austroicetes cruciata, the small plague locust, is a species of grasshopper within the family Acrididae. The species is found in Australia in Western Australia, South Australia, and New South Wales.{{Cite web |title=Austroicetes cruciata (Saussure, 1888) |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1706397 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Australia |first=Atlas of Living |title=Species: Austroicetes cruciata (Small Plague Grasshopper) |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/a649c59a-e121-4e29-b29a-06c137b4b3b5 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=bie.ala.org.au |language=en-AU}} Adults lengths include females growing 25 to 35 mm whereas males grow from 15 to 25 mm. Colorations are brown to greenish, however during swarming males can appear bright yellow, which no other member in its genus exhibits.{{Cite web |title=4. Small plague grasshopper: Austroicetes cruciata |url=https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-trade/pests-diseases-weeds/locusts/about/id-guide/description_of_adults/4_small_plague_grasshopper_austroicetes_cruciata |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=www.agriculture.gov}}