Decticita Explained

Decticita is a genus of shield-backed katydids in the family Tettigoniidae. There are at least three described species in Decticita.

Species

These three species belong to the genus Decticita:

• Decticita balli Hebard, 1939 (Ball's little shieldback)
• Decticita brevicauda (Caudell, 1907) (short-winged shieldback)
• Decticita yosemite Rentz & Birchim, 1968 (Yosemite shieldback)

Further reading

• Book: Field Guide to Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets of the United States. 2004. Capinera. J. L. Scott. R. D.. Walker. T. J.. Cornell University Press. 978-0-8014-8948-8. registration.