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Platycleis
Grey bush-cricket Platycleis albopunctata male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Orthoptera
Suborder:
Ensifera
Superfamily:
Tettigonioidea
Family:
Tettigoniidae
Genus:
Platycleis

Fieber, 1852

Platycleis is a genus of insect described by Fieber in 1852, belonging to the family Tettigoniidae, subfamily Tettigoniinae.

The species of this genus are present in Europe, in North Africa and in Asia.

Studies conducted in 2010 at the University of Derby by Karim Vahed, Darren Parker and James Gilbert found that the Tuberous Bushcricket (Platycleis affinis) has the largest testicles in proportion to body mass of any animal recorded. They account for 14% of the insect's body mass and are thought to enable a fast re-mating rate.[1][2]

Species

References

  1. ^ Vahed, K.; Parker, D. J.; Gilbert, J. D. J. (2010). "Larger testes are associated with a higher level of polyandry, but a smaller ejaculate volume, across bushcricket species (Tettigoniidae)". Biology Letters. 7 (2): 261–4. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0840. PMC 3061181. PMID 21068028.
  2. ^ Biggest testicles record set by bushcricket
  • Fieber, 1853 : Synopsis der europäischen Orthopteren mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die in Böhmen vorkommenden Arten als Auszug aus dem zum Drucke vorliegenden Werke. Die europäischen Orthoptera. Lotos, 3, p.|138–154.
  • Biolib
  • Physorg
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