Euschmidtiidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are at least 60 genera and more than 240 described species in Euschmidtiidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa and surrounding islands.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Eumastacoidea |
| Family: | Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 1948 |
Genera
editThese 60 genera belong to the family Euschmidtiidae:
- Acanthomastax Descamps, 1964
- Acridomastax Descamps, 1971
- Amalomastax Rehn & Rehn, 1945
- Amatonga Rehn & Rehn, 1945
- Ambatomastax Descamps & Wintrebert, 1965
- Apteropeoedes Bolívar, 1903
- Apteroschmidtia Descamps, 1973
- Caenoschmidtia Descamps, 1973
- Carcinomastax Rehn & Rehn, 1945
- Chromomastax Descamps, 1964
- Cryptomastax Descamps, 1971
- Dactulomastax Descamps, 1971
- Dendromastax Descamps & Wintrebert, 1965
- Descampsiella Özdikmen, 2008
- Dichromastax Descamps, 1971
- Elutronuxia Descamps, 1964
- Eudirshia Roy, 1961
- Euschmidtia Karsch, 1889
- Exophtalmomastax Descamps, 1964
- Harpemastax Descamps, 1964
- Isalomastax Descamps & Wintrebert, 1965
- Kratopodia Descamps, 1964
- Kwalea Descamps, 1973
- Lavanonia Descamps, 1964
- Lobomastax Descamps, 1964
- Loboschmidtia Descamps, 1973
- Macromastax Karsch, 1889
- Malagamastax Descamps, 1964
- Maroantsetraia Descamps, 1964
- Mastachopardia Descamps, 1964
- Mastaleptea Descamps, 1971
- Microlobia Descamps, 1964
- Micromastax Descamps, 1964
- Microschmidtia Descamps, 1973
- Namontia Descamps, 1964
- Paraschmidtia Descamps, 1964
- Parasymbellia Descamps, 1964
- Parawintrebertia Descamps & Wintrebert, 1965
- Pauromastax Descamps, 1974
- Penichrotes Karsch, 1889
- Peoedes Karsch, 1889
- Platymastax Descamps, 1964
- Pseudamatonga Descamps, 1971
- Pseudoschmidtia Rehn & Rehn, 1945
- Raphimastax Descamps, 1971
- Rhinomastax Descamps, 1971
- Sauromastax Descamps, 1964
- Scleromastax Descamps, 1971
- Sphaerophallus Descamps, 1964
- Symbellia Burr, 1899
- Tapiamastax Descamps & Wintrebert, 1965
- Teratomastax Descamps, 1964
- Tetefortina Descamps, 1964
- Trichoschmidtia Descamps, 1974
- Wintrebertella Descamps, 1964
- Wintrebertia Descamps, 1964
- Wintrebertina Descamps, 1971
- Xenomastax Descamps, 1964
- Xenoschmidtia Descamps, 1973
- † Stenoschmidtia Descamps, 1973
References
edit- ^ "Euschmidtiidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ "Euschmidtiidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-04-16.
Further reading
edit- Capinera, J.L; Scott, R.D.; Walker, T.J. (2004). Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8948-8.
- Otte, Daniel (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Orthoptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 581–634. ISBN 1-889002-04-6.