Proscopiidae

Proscopiidae is a family of Neotropical grasshoppers, now placed in its own superfamily, the Proscopioidea. Some species may be known as stick grasshoppers or jumping sticks. Within the family Proscopiidae, there are 34 genera and 228 different species. The proscopiids are herbivores and feed on a variety of plants in a variety of environmental conditions. Due to the insects being herbivores, they also have the ability to cause significant damage to the agriculture of their neotropical habitat. Identifying Proscopiidae is extremely difficult due to their close resemblance to a couple of other species of insect and the fact that the proscopiid taxonomy is far from complete.

==Subfamilies and selected genera== The Orthoptera Species File lists three subfamilies, with several genera unplaced: Hybusinae Liana, 1980 (monotypic) Hybusa Erichson, 1844 Proscopiinae Serville, 1838 Tribe Proscopiini Serville, 1838 Proscopia Klug, 1820 Pseudoproscopia Bentos-Pereira, 2006 Tribe Tetanorhynchini Bentos-Pereira, 2003 Scleratoscopia Jago, 1990 Tetanorhynchus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1890 Xeniinae Liana, 1980 Xenium Liana, 1980 incertae sedis Bazylukia Liana, 1972 Bolidorhynchus Jago, 1990 Eoproscopia† Heads, 2008 Epsigrypa Mello-Leitão, 1939 Nodutus Liana, 1972 Orthophastigia Tapia, 1982 Scopaeoscleratoscopia Jago, 1990