Platygryllus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Gryllidae |
Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
Genus: |
Platygryllus Chopard, 1961 |
Platygryllus is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. [1] [2] Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Males of this genus transfer sperm to the female via a spermatophore which is externally attached to a females ovipositor. Male P. supplicans guard females after spermatophore transfer to prevent the female from removing his spermatophore prematurely. [3] The females of P. primiformis use premature spermatophore removal as a form of cryptic female choice leaving larger males' spermatophores attached for significantly longer than smaller males. [4] [5]
The Orthoptera Species File includes: