Euschmidtiidae

Euschmidtiidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Superfamily:	Eumastacoidea
Family:	Euschmidtiidae Rehn, 1948

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]

Genera

These 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

1. "Euschmidtiidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
2. "Euschmidtiidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
3. Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-04-16.

Further reading

• 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.