Eumastacidae
Family of grasshoppers
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The families Chorotypidae and Morabidae were formerly included in this group as subfamilies but are now considered as separate families within the Eumastacoidea. With the exception of the central Asian Gomphomastacinae, all other subfamilies are restricted to South America.
Subfamilies and genera
The Orthoptera Species File lists the following:
Eumastacinae
Auth.: Burr, 1899 - central and south America
- Amedegnatomastax Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015
- Andeomastax Descamps, 1979
- Araguamastax Descamps, 1982
- Beomastax Descamps, 1979
- Caenomastax Hebard, 1923
- Cardonamastax Cadena-Castañeda, 2015
- Descampsmastax Cadena-Castañeda & Cardona, 2015
- Erythromastax Descamps, 1971
- Eumastax Burr, 1899
- Hebardomastax Cadena-Castañeda, 2016
- Helicomastax Rowell & Bentos-Pereira, 2001
- Homeomastax Descamps, 1979
- Hysteromastax Descamps, 1979
- Phryganomastax Descamps, 1982
- Santanderia Hebard, 1923
- Sciaphilomastax Descamps, 1979
- Zeromastax Porras, 2007
Gomphomastacinae
Auth.: Burr, 1899 - India, central and north-eastern Asia
- Afghanomastax Descamps, 1974
- Brachymastax Ramme, 1939
- Clinomastax Bei-Bienko, 1949
- Gomphomastax Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1898
- Gyabus Özdikmen, 2008
- Myrmeleomastax Yin, 1984
- Nepalomastax Yamasaki, 1983
- Oreomastax Bei-Bienko, 1949
- Paedomastax Bolívar, 1930
- Pentaspinula Yin, 1982
- Phytomastax Bei-Bienko, 1949
- Ptygomastax Bei-Bienko, 1959
- Sinomastax Yin, 1984
Masynteinae
Auth.: Descamps, 1973 - Cuba
- Masyntes Karsch, 1889
Morseinae
Auth.: Rehn, 1948 - Americas
- tribe Daguerreacridini Descamps, 1973
- Daguerreacris Descamps & Liebermann, 1970
- tribe Morseini Rehn, 1948
- Eumorsea Hebard, 1935
- Morsea Scudder, 1898
- tribe Psychomastacini Descamps, 1973
- Psychomastax Rehn & Hebard, 1918
Paramastacinae
Auth.: Rehn & Grant Jr., 1958 - south America
- Paramastax Burr, 1899
Parepisactinae
Auth.: Descamps, 1971 - south America
- Chapadamastax Descamps, 1979
- Parepisactus Giglio-Tos, 1898
Pseudomastacinae
Auth.: Rehn & Grant Jr., 1958 - south America
- Pseudomastax Bolívar, 1914
Temnomastacinae
Auth.: Rehn & Grant Jr., 1958 - south America
- tribe Eumastacopini Descamps, 1973
- Arawakella Rehn & Rehn, 1942
- Bahiamastax Descamps, 1979
- Eumastacops Rehn & Rehn, 1942
- Maripa Descamps & Amédégnato, 1970
- Pareumastacops Descamps, 1979
- Pseudeumastacops Descamps, 1974
- Tachiramastax Descamps, 1974
- tribe Temnomastacini Rehn & Grant, 1958
- Eutemnomastax Descamps, 1979
- Temnomastax Rehn & Rehn, 1942
Incertae sedis
- Acutacris Dirsh, 1965 - Madagascar
- Angulomastax Zheng, 1985 - central Asia
- †Archaeomastax Sharov, 1968
- †Taphacris Cockerell, 1926
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