Eumastacoidea Explained

Eumastacoidea is a superfamily within the order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera. The family has a mainly tropical distribution and have sometimes been called "monkey grasshoppers".^[1]

Description

Some of the characters of the members of the superfamily are the lack of an abdominal tympanum, wings if present widen towards the tip, the antennae are short in some groups the hindlegs are spread out laterally at rest.^[2]

Families

The overall classification based on characteristics of the genitalia and the geographic distribution of family groups are as follows:

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Family Chorotypidae Subfamily Chininae Subfamily Chorotypinae Subfamily Erianthinae Subfamily Eruciinae Subfamily Mnesicleinae Subfamily Prionacanthinae Family Episactidae Subfamily Episactinae Subfamily Espagnolinae Subfamily Miraculinae Family Eumastacidae
                                • Subfamily Eumastacinae Subfamily Gomphomastacinae Subfamily Masynteinae Subfamily Morseinae Subfamily Paramastacinae Subfamily Parepisactinae Subfamily Pseudomastacinae Subfamily Temnomastacinae Family Euschmidtiidae
                      • Subfamily Euschmidtiinae Subfamily Pseudoschmidtiinae Subfamily Stenoschmidtiinae Family Mastacideidae Subfamily Mastacideinae Family Morabidae Monotypic subfamily Biroellinae
    • genus Biroella
      • • Subfamily Morabinae Family †Promastacidae Genus †Promastax

The genus †Promastacoides was originally considered a privative Eumastacoidea taxon by Kevan and& Wighton (1981), subsequent authors have consistently found it to be a Susumaniidae stick insect.^[3]

External links

• • • Orthoptera species file

Notes and References

1. http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1118043 Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 3 July 2021)
2. A Partial Molecular Phylogeny of the Eumastacoidea s. lat. (Orthoptera, Caelifera). S. Matt . P. K. Flook . C. H. F. Rowell . Journal of Orthoptera Research. 17. 1 . 2008. 43–55 . 10.1665/1082-6467(2008)17[43:apmpot]2.0.co;2.
3. Yang. Hongru. Shi. Chaofan. Engel. Michael S. Zhao. Zhipeng. Ren. Dong. Gao. Taiping. 2021-01-15. Early specializations for mimicry and defense in a Jurassic stick insect. National Science Review. en. 8. 1. nwaa056. 10.1093/nsr/nwaa056. 34691548. 8288419. 2095-5138. free.