en Platygryllus primiformis

Platygryllus primiformis
Scientific 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

This cricket is found in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Uses

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

References

^ 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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[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

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