Decticus
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| Adult male of Decticus verrucivorus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| 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 File[1] lists:
- Decticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
- Decticus annaelisae Ramme, 1929
- Decticus hieroglyphicus Klug, 1829
- Decticus loudoni Ramme, 1933
- Decticus nigrescens Tarbinsky, 1930
- verrucivorus)
References
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- Catalogue of Life
Media related to Decticus at Wikimedia Commons
