title: Episactidae
text: # Episactidae
  
  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.
  
  ## Genera
  
  These 19 genera belong to the family Episactidae:
  
  * Acronomastax Descamps, 1965
  * Antillacris Rehn & Rehn, 1939
  * Episactus Burr, 1899
  * Espagnola Rehn & Rehn, 1939
  * Espagnoleta Perez-Gelabert, 2000
  * Espagnolopsis Perez-Gelabert, Hierro & Otte, 1997
  * Gymnotettix Bruner, 1901
  * Heteromastax Descamps, 1965
  * Lethus Rehn & Rehn, 1934
  * Malagassa Saussure, 1903
  * Neibamastax Rowell & Perez-Gelabert, 2006
  * Paralethus Rowell & Perez-Gelabert, 2006
  * Pielomastax Chang, 1937
  * Rhabdomastax Descamps, 1969
  * Seyrigella Chopard, 1951
  * Tainacris Perez-Gelabert, Hierro, Dominici & Otte, 1997
  * Teicophrys Bruner, 1901
  * † Miraculum Bolívar, 1903
  * † Paleomastacris Perez-Gelabert, Hierro, Dominici & Otte, 1997
  