Desertaria fasciata is a species of grasshopper commonly known as the striped ungee-gungee.

[2] Grasshoppers in the Acrididae family are characterized by having the auditory organs (ears) positioned on each side of the first abdominal segments which are covered by the wings.

The antennae's are considerably short and only extending less than half of the grasshoppers total body length.

[1] Like most organisms in the infraorder Acrididae, this species feeds on mostly plant matter including, grass, leaves and roots[5] Desertaria fasciata was named by the Swedish naturalist Yngve Söstedt in 1920 after the Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia of Eric Mjöberg where many organisms including Desertaria fasciata were discovered.

[6] The grasshopper fauna of Australia exhibits traits that are conditioned for species that have endured prolonged geographical isolation,[7] which includes Desertaria fasciata.