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 – grassho ...

. There are at least 60 genera and more than 240 described species in Euschmidtiidae, found in

Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

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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