''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 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
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Platygryllus capensis''
Otte & Cade, 1984
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Platygryllus cockbilli
''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 ...
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(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 ...
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Gorochov, 1984
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Platygryllus ignobilis
''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 ...
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(Walker, 1869)
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Platygryllus longus
''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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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
''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 ...
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(Saussure, 1877) - type species (as ''
Gryllus quadristrigatus''
Saussure)
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Platygryllus satunini
''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 ...
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(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
''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 ...
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François & Defaut, 2018
References
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Crickets
Ensifera genera