Decticus
Appearance
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Adult male of Decticus verrucivorus | |
Scientific 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
[edit]Species of this genus are present in Europe, in Asia and in North Africa.
Species
[edit]The Orthoptera Species File[1] 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
[edit]External links
[edit]- Fauna Europaea
- Catalogue of Life
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