Kelsey locust, also known as Kansan cicada, is a species of cicada found in central United States. The spelling of Kelsey locust can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /ˈkɛlsi ˈloʊkəst/. The "k" is pronounced as a hard "k" sound, the "e" as in "bed", the "l" as in "love", the "o" as in "slow", the "u" as in "put", the "s" as in "see", and the "t" is pronounced as a hard "t" sound.