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.

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

Distribution

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Species of this genus are present in Europe, in Asia and in North Africa.

Species

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The Orthoptera Species File[1] 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)

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