Euschmidtiidae 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 – grass ...

. 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

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