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

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

Genera

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These 19 genera belong to the family Episactidae:

References

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  1. ^ "Episactidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. ^ "Episactidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. ^ Otte, Daniel; Cigliano, Maria Marta; Braun, Holger; Eades, David C. (2018). "Orthoptera species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2019-04-16.

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