Platygryllus primiformis
| Platygryllus primiformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Genus: | Platygryllus |
| Species: | P. primiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Platygryllus primiformis Otte & Cade, 1984
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Platygryllus primiformis is a small (approx. 2–3 centimetres or 0.8–1.2 inches) brown cricket and is a member of the true cricket family Gryllidae.
Location[edit]
This cricket is found in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Uses[edit]
This cricket has been used as a study species in behavioural ecology, specifically mate choice.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ Parker DJ (2009) Pre and Postcopulatory Mate Choice in Platygryllus primiformis: Cryptic Female Choice and Sexual Conflict. Bioscience Horizons. 2, 164-171, doi:10.1093/biohorizons/hzp019 http://biohorizons.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/hzp019v1
- ^ 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
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