Decticus

Decticus is a genus of bush-cricket in the subfamily Tettigoniinae.

Decticus
Adult male of Decticus verrucivorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Tribe: Decticini
Genus: Decticus
Serville 1831

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
  • 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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