Decticus

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:

1. Decticus albifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
2. Decticus annaelisae Ramme, 1929
3. Decticus hieroglyphicus Klug, 1829
4. Decticus loudoni Ramme, 1933
5. Decticus nigrescens Tarbinsky, 1930
6. Decticus verrucivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (D. verrucivorus verrucivorus)

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