Euschmidtiidae Explained

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.

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

Further reading

• Book: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. 2004. Capinera. J.L. Scott. R.D.. Walker. T.J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.
• Book: Orthoptera. 1997. Otte . Daniel. Poole . Robert W.. Gentili . Patricia. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Entomological Information Services. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. 581–634. 1-889002-04-6.