Platycleis | |
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Platycleis grisea (type sp.) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae |
Tribe: | Platycleidini |
Genus: |
Platycleis Fieber, 1853 |
Synonyms | |
Chelidoptera Wesmaël, 1838 |
Platycleis is a genus of bush crickets described by Fieber in 1853, [1] belonging to the subfamily Tettigoniinae. The species of this genus are present in Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia. [2]
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. [3] [4] [5] Platycleis albopunctata is the grey bush cricket and occurs in the British Isles.
A number of Palaearctic genera are very similar, often including species that were originally placed here by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl [6] and others. They are now in a genus group [7] and include:
The Orthoptera Species File [2] lists the following accepted species:
Platycleis | |
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Platycleis grisea (type sp.) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Tettigoniidae |
Subfamily: | Tettigoniinae |
Tribe: | Platycleidini |
Genus: |
Platycleis Fieber, 1853 |
Synonyms | |
Chelidoptera Wesmaël, 1838 |
Platycleis is a genus of bush crickets described by Fieber in 1853, [1] belonging to the subfamily Tettigoniinae. The species of this genus are present in Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia. [2]
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. [3] [4] [5] Platycleis albopunctata is the grey bush cricket and occurs in the British Isles.
A number of Palaearctic genera are very similar, often including species that were originally placed here by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl [6] and others. They are now in a genus group [7] and include:
The Orthoptera Species File [2] lists the following accepted species: