''Platygryllus'' is a genus of
crickets in the subfamily
Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Mating behaviour
Males of this genus transfer sperm to the female via a
spermatophore
A spermatophore or sperm ampulla is a capsule or mass containing spermatozoa created by males of various animal species, especially salamanders and arthropods, and transferred in entirety to the female's ovipore during reproduction. Spermatophores ...
which is externally attached to a females
ovipositor
The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of eggs. In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages. The details and morphology of the ovipositor vary, but typical ...
. Male ''P. supplicans'' guard females after spermatophore transfer to prevent the female from removing his spermatophore prematurely. 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.
[Bateman, P. W. (1998)]
Assortative mating by both sexes in the cricket ''Platygryllus primiformis'' (Orthoptera : Gryllidae; Gryllinae).
''Transactions of the American Entomological Society'' 124 63-68.
Species
The ''Orthoptera Species File'' includes:
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Platygryllus arambourgi''
(Chopard, 1938)
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Platygryllus atratulus''
(Walker, 1869)
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Platygryllus atritus''
Otte & Cade, 1984
# ''
Platygryllus capensis''
Otte & Cade, 1984
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Platygryllus cockbilli''
(Chopard, 1954)
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Platygryllus congolensis
''Platygryllus'' is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Mating behaviour
Males of this genus trans ...
''
Gorochov, 1984
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Platygryllus ignobilis''
(Walker, 1869)
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Platygryllus longus''
(Gorochov, 1988)
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Platygryllus maurus
''Platygryllus'' is a genus of Cricket (insect), crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Mating behaviour
Males of ...
''
(Afzelius & Brannius, 1804)
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Platygryllus melanocephalus
''Platygryllus'' is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Mating behaviour
Males of this genus trans ...
''
(Serville, 1838)
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Platygryllus nefandus
''Platygryllus'' is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Mating behaviour
Males of this genus trans ...
''
(Kirby, 1906)
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Platygryllus olsufievi
''Platygryllus'' is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Mating behaviour
Males of this genus trans ...
''
(Gorochov, 1988)
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Platygryllus orlovskajae
''Platygryllus'' is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Mating behaviour
Males of this genus trans ...
''
(Gorochov, 1988)
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Platygryllus ovum
''Platygryllus'' is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.
Mating behaviour
Males of this genus trans ...
''
(Gorochov, 1988)
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Platygryllus primiformis''
Otte & Cade, 1984
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Platygryllus quadristrigatus''
(Saussure, 1877) - type species (as ''
Gryllus quadristrigatus''
Saussure)
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Platygryllus satunini''
(Gorochov, 1988)
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Platygryllus serengeticus''
Otte & Cade, 1984
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Platygryllus subalatus''
(Chopard, 1951)
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Platygryllus sudanus''
(Gorochov, 1988)
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Platygryllus xanthocercus''
François & Defaut, 2018
References
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Crickets
Ensifera genera