The term "locust" commonly refers to the short-horned variety of this insect
[DOC] [TLE] short-horned grasshopper | insect | Britannica.com [PAR] Short-horned grasshopper (family Acrididae), any of more than 10,000 species of 
insects ... which generally refers to the group of short-horned grasshoppers that 
often increase greatly ...