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Genus of cricket-like animals

Decticus
Adult male of Decticus verrucivorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 lists:

  1. Decticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
  2. Decticus annaelisae Ramme, 1929
  3. Decticus hieroglyphicus Klug, 1832
  4. Decticus loudoni Ramme, 1933
  5. Decticus nigrescens Tarbinsky, 1930
  6. Decticus verrucivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (D. verrucivorus verrucivorus)

References

  1. Orthoptera Species File: genus Decticus Serville, 1831 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 30 May 2020)

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Taxon identifiers
Decticus
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