Ceracris kiangsu

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]

Ceracris kiangsu
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)

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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]