| Decticus albifrons | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | Decticus |
| Species: | D. albifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Decticus albifrons | |
Decticus albifrons, the southern wartbiter, is a species of katydid in the subfamily Tettigoniinae. It is found in Southern Europe
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