Eumastacoidea
Superfamily of grasshoppers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Superfamily of grasshoppers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eumastacoidea is a superfamily within the order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera. The family has a mainly tropical distribution and have sometimes been called "monkey grasshoppers".[1]
| Eumastacoidea | |
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| Some eumastacoids | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Informal group: | Acridomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Eumastacoidea Burr, 1899 |
| Families | |
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See text | |
Some of the characters of the members of the superfamily are the lack of an abdominal tympanum, wings if present widen towards the tip, the antennae are short in some groups the hindlegs are spread out laterally at rest.[2]
The overall classification based on characteristics of the genitalia and the geographic distribution of family groups are as follows:
The genus †Promastacoides was originally considered a privative Eumastacoidea taxon by Kevan and& Wighton (1981), subsequent authors have consistently found it to be a Susumaniidae stick insect.[3]
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