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Checklist for Family Episactidae Burr, 1899
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
82
860
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Orthoptera
Latreille, 1793
Crickets And Grasshoppers, Katydids, Locusts, Wetas
26
464
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Caelifera
Geoffroy, 1764
Short-horned grasshoppers
10
220
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Acrididea
Song & al., 2015
8
214
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eumastacoidea
Burr, 1899
2
12
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpisactidae
Burr, 1899
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
6 Genera with 16 Species
Episactus Burr, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Gymnotettix Bruner, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Lethus Rehn & Rehn, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Malagassa Saussure, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Paralethus Rowell & Per..., 20143SpeciesTaxom
Tainacris Perez-Gelabe..., 19972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Episactus brunneri Burr, 1899
Episactus schusteri Cadena-Casta..., 2014
Episactus tristani Rehn & Rehn, 1934
Gymnotettix lithocolletus Rehn & Rehn, 1934
Gymnotettix moralesi Descamps, 1974
Gymnotettix occidentalis Bruner, 1901
Lethus carbonarius Descamps, 1974
Lethus maya Rehn & Rehn, 1934
Lethus maya amrami Rehn, J.A.G...., 1934
Lethus nicaraguae Descamps, 1974
Lethus oresterus Rehn & Rehn, 1934
Malagassa leptotes Brancsik, 1893
Paralethus cerezoi Cadena-Casta..., 2014
Paralethus insolitus Rowell & Per..., 2006
Paralethus rowelli Cadena-Casta..., 2014
Tainacris nitaina Perez-Gelabe..., 1997
Tainacris quisqueiana Perez-Gelabe..., 1997

Subnodes of Episactidae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyEpisactinae
Burr, 1899
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEspagnolinae
Rehn & Rehn, 1939
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiraculinae
Bolivar, 1903
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Episactidae at gbif.org
Episactidae at itis.gov