The taxonomic position of the migratory locust

Classification		Characterictics
Phylum	Arthropoda	Bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, metameric segmentation, segments fused to form head, thorax and abdomen, jointed appendages, chitinous exoskeleton, respiration by gills or trachea, striated muscles for rapid movements, specialized alimentary canal, metamorphosis present.
Class	Insecta	Bilaterally symmetrical, triploblastic, metameric segmentation, segments fused to form head, thorax and abdomen, three pairs of articulated legs, chitinous exoskeleton.
Sub-classs	Orthopteroidea	Hind wings at rest folded at the level of the longitudinal ridge, grinding buccal parts, hind legs for jumping.
Order	Orthoptera	Short antennae, ovipositor with short valves.
Sub-order	Acridoidea	Spines on the hind tibiae, non-vaulted pronotum, ovipositor present, pronotum not greatly prolonged to the rear.
Family	Acrididae	Fastigial groove absent
Sub-family	Oedipodinae	Vertical front,intercalary ridge of the median areaof the elytra serrated (except in the case of some females), wings often brightly coloured, prosternal process or collar absent.
Genus species	Locusta migratoria	Ventral tubercle absent, eye stripes not present, pronotum generally raised to form median keel, hind wings are hyaline in the young forms but yellow develops subsquently