Platygryllus
# Platygryllus

Platygryllus is a genus of crickets in the subfamily Gryllinae. Records of species distribution (probably incomplete) include Africa, southern Europe and in Asia: India, Java and the Philippines.

## Mating behaviour

Males of this genus transfer sperm to the female via a spermatophore which is externally attached to a females ovipositor. Male P. supplicans guard females after spermatophore transfer to prevent the female from removing his spermatophore prematurely. The females of P. primiformis use premature spermatophore removal as a form of cryptic female choice leaving larger males' spermatophores attached for significantly longer than smaller males.

## Species

The Orthoptera Species File includes:

* Platygryllus arambourgi (Chopard, 1938)
* Platygryllus atratulus (Walker, 1869)
* Platygryllus atritus Otte & Cade, 1984
* Platygryllus capensis Otte & Cade, 1984
* Platygryllus cockbilli (Chopard, 1954)
* Platygryllus congolensis Gorochov, 1984
* Platygryllus ignobilis (Walker, 1869)
* Platygryllus longus (Gorochov, 1988)
* Platygryllus maurus (Afzelius & Brannius, 1804)
* Platygryllus melanocephalus (Serville, 1838)
* Platygryllus nefandus (Kirby, 1906)
* Platygryllus olsufievi (Gorochov, 1988)
* Platygryllus orlovskajae (Gorochov, 1988)
* Platygryllus ovum (Gorochov, 1988)
* Platygryllus primiformis Otte & Cade, 1984
* Platygryllus quadristrigatus (Saussure, 1877) - type species (as Gryllus quadristrigatus Saussure)
* Platygryllus satunini (Gorochov, 1988)
* Platygryllus serengeticus Otte & Cade, 1984
* Platygryllus subalatus (Chopard, 1951)
* Platygryllus sudanus (Gorochov, 1988)
* Platygryllus xanthocercus François & Defaut, 2018
