Episactidae

Episactidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are about 19 genera and more than 60 described species in the family Episactidae, and are found in Central and South America, China, and Madagascar.^[1][2][3]

Episactidae
Monkey hopper, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Caelifera
Superfamily:	Eumastacoidea
Family:	Episactidae Burr, 1899

Genera

These 19 genera belong to the family Episactidae:

• Acronomastax Descamps, 1965
• Antillacris Rehn & Rehn, 1939
• Episactus Burr, 1899
• Espagnola Rehn & Rehn, 1939
• Espagnoleta Perez-Gelabert, 2000
• Espagnolopsis Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1997
• Gymnotettix Bruner, 1901
• Heteromastax Descamps, 1965
• Lethus Rehn & Rehn, 1934
• Malagassa Saussure, 1903
• Neibamastax Rowell & Perez-Gelabert, 2006
• Paralethus Rowell & Perez-Gelabert, 2006
• Pielomastax Chang, 1937
• Rhabdomastax Descamps, 1969
• Seyrigella Chopard, 1951
• Tainacris Perez-Gelabert, Hierro, Dominici & Otte, 1997
• Teicophrys Bruner, 1901
• † Miraculum Bolívar, 1903
• † Paleomastacris Perez-Gelabert, Hierro, Dominici & Otte, 1997