Eumastacoidea is a superfamily within the order Orthoptera. The family has a mainly tropical distribution. 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. The overall classification based on genitalic characters and the geographic distribution of the groups are as follows:
Cryptophalli
Family Chorotypidae
Chorotypinae (Burr, 1903) Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Africa
Prionacanthinae Descamps 1973, India
Erianthinae (Burr, 1903) Southeast Asia, South Asia
Eruciinae Burr, 1903 Southeast Asia
Chininae Burr, 1903 China.
Mnesicleinae Descamps, 1973 Indo-Malayan Archipelago
Family Episactidae (Central and South America)
Episactinae Burr, 1903
Espagnolinae Rehn, 1948 (Hispaniola)
Miraculinae I. Bolivar, 1903
Stenophalli.
Family Morabidae
Biroellinae C. Bolivar, 1930 - Australasia
Morabinae Rehn, 1948 - Australia
Family Eumastacidae
Gomphomastacinae Burr, 1903 Central Asia
Morseinae Rehn, 1948 (Central and South America)
Masynteinae Descamps, 1973, Cuba.
Parepisactinae Dirsh, 1975 South America
Eumastacinae Burr, 1903 South America
Pseudomastacinae Dirsh, 1961 South America
Paramastacinae Dirsh, 1961 South America
Temnomastacinae (Rehn, 1948) South America
Eumastacopinae Descamps, 1973 South America
Euphalli
Family Mastacideidae (South India)
Mastacideinae Rehn, 1948, S. India.
Disclerophalli
Family Euschmidtiidae
Euschmidtiinae Rehn, 1948 -Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles
Pseudoschmidtiinae Descamps, 1964 Madagascar, Comoros and mainland Africa
Stenoschmidtiinae Descamps, 1973, Coastal East Africa
Family Thericleidae (Africa)
Afromastacinae Descamps, 1977
Barythericleinae Descamps, 1977
Chromothericleinae Descamps, 1977
Loxicephalinae Descamps, 1977
Plagiotriptinae Bolívar, 1914
Thericleinae Burr, 1899
