Episactidae
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| Episactidae | |
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| Monkey hopper, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Superfamily: | Eumastacoidea |
| Family: | Episactidae Burr, 1899 |
Episactidae is a family of grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. There are about 19 genera and more than 60 described species in the family Episactidae, and are found in Central and South America, China, and Madagascar.[1][2][3]