| Decticus | |
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| Adult male of Decticus verrucivorus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae |
| Tribe: | Decticini Herman, 1874 |
| Genus: | Decticus Serville, 1831 |
Decticus is the "wart-biter" genus of bush-crickets in the subfamily Tettigoniinae; it is the sole genus in the monotypic tribe Decticini Herman, 1874.
Distribution
Species of this genus are present in Europe, in Asia and in North Africa.
Species
The Orthoptera Species File1 lists:
- Decticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
- Decticus annaelisae Ramme, 1929
- Decticus hieroglyphicus Klug, 1832
- Decticus loudoni Ramme, 1933
- Decticus nigrescens Tarbinsky, 1930
- Decticus verrucivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (D. verrucivorus verrucivorus)
References
References
External links
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- Catalogue of Life
- Media related to Decticus at Wikimedia Commons