| Ceracris kiangsu | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
| Tribe: | Parapleurini |
| Genus: | Ceracris |
| Species: | C. kiangsu |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceracris kiangsu Tsai, P., 1929 | |
| Synonyms | |
Rammeacris kiangsu(Tsai, P., 1929) | |
| External image | |
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Ceracris kiangsu [1] is a species of grasshoppers in the subfamily Oedipodinae, sometimes called the yellow-spined bamboo locust . [2] It occurs in Indo-China and southern China, where it may become a locally significant agricultural pest. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. [3]
Mud-puddling behaviour has been noted: these insects are attracted to the sodium and ammonium ions in human urine. [4] Overwintering as eggs occurs for up to nine months prior to the grasshoppers hatching. [5]
