Episactidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order

Orthoptera Orthoptera () is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā. The order is subdivided into two suborders: Caelifera – gras ...

. 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.

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

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