| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Orthoptera |
| Suborder: Caelifera |
| Infraorder: Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: Acridoidea |
| Family: Romaleidae |
| Subfamily: Romaleinae |
| Tribe: Romaleini |
| Genus: Tropidacris |
| Subject: Tropidacris cristata dux (Drury, 1773) |