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.

Decticus
Adult male of Decticus verrucivorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Tettigoniinae
Tribe:	Decticini Herman, 1874
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:

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)