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Platygryllus primiformis

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Platygryllus primiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Gryllidae
Genus: Platygryllus
Species:
P. primiformis
Binomial name
Platygryllus primiformis
Otte & Cade, 1984

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

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This cricket is found in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Uses

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This cricket has been used as a study species in behavioural ecology, specifically mate choice.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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