What is "insecticons"

Insecticons is the name given to a sub-group of fictional characters in the Transformers universes, referred to as Insectrons in the Japanese version. They are a unique group of Decepticons who transform into insects. Insecticon has also been used as a name, as either an individual character or an alternate name for a preexisting character, that have insect-based beast modes. This is usually done as a homage to the sub-group from the original series.