Platycleis

Platycleis is a genus of katydids described by Fieber in 1852, belonging to the subfamily Tettigoniinae. The species of this genus are present in Europe, North Africa and, Asia.

Platycleis
Platycleis albopunctata female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Tettigoniinae
Tribe: Platycleidini
Genus: Platycleis
Fieber, 1852

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
  • Platycleis (Alticolana) Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis alticola (Tarbinsky, 1930)
    • Platycleis atroflava (Bei-Bienko, 1951)
    • Platycleis crassipes (Bei-Bienko, 1951)
  • Platycleis (Decorana) Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis arabica Popov, 1981
    • Platycleis buxtoni (Uvarov, 1923)
    • Platycleis capitata Uvarov, 1917
    • Platycleis concinna (Walker, 1869)
    • Platycleis decorata Fieber, 1853
    • Platycleis drepanensis Massa, Fontana & Buzzetti, 2006
    • Platycleis himalayana (Ramme, 1933)
    • Platycleis kabila (Finot, 1893)
    • Platycleis seniae Finot, 1893
    • Platycleis tripolitana Fontana & Massa, 2009
  • Platycleis (Eumetrioptera) Miram, 1935
    • Platycleis beybienkoi Bezukin, 1978
    • Platycleis crassa (Mishchenko, 1949)
    • Platycleis mistshenkoi Bekuzin, 1961
    • Platycleis monochroma (Bei-Bienko, 1947)
    • Platycleis obuchovae (Mishchenko, 1949)
    • Platycleis pavlovskyi (Miram, 1935)
  • Platycleis (Modestana) Beier, 1955
    • Platycleis ebneri (Ramme, 1926)
    • Platycleis kraussi Padewieth, 1900
    • Platycleis modesta (Fieber, 1853)
  • Platycleis (Parnassiana) Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis chelmos Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis coracis (Ramme, 1921)
    • Platycleis dirphys Willemse, 1980
    • Platycleis fusca Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
    • Platycleis gionica (La Greca & Messina, 1976)
    • Platycleis menalon (Willemse, 1975)
    • Platycleis nigromarginata Willemse & Willemse, 1987
    • Platycleis panaetolikon (Willemse, 1980)
    • Platycleis parnassica (Ramme, 1926)
    • Platycleis parnon (Willemse, 1980)
    • Platycleis tenuis Heller, 1988
    • Platycleis tymphiensis Willemse, 1973
    • Platycleis tymphrestos (Zeuner, 1941)
    • Platycleis vicheti (Delmas & Rambier, 1950)
  • Platycleis (Platycleis) Fieber, 1853
    • Platycleis affinis Fieber, 1853
    • Platycleis albopunctata (Goeze, 1778) – grey bush-cricket
    • Platycleis alexandra (Uvarov, 1927)
    • Platycleis burri Uvarov, 1921
    • Platycleis concii Galvagni, 1959
    • Platycleis curvicauda Podgornaya, 1988
    • Platycleis deminuta Fruhstorfer, 1921
    • Platycleis elytris Uvarov, 1910
    • Platycleis escalerai Bolívar, 1899
    • Platycleis falx (Fabricius, 1775)
    • Platycleis fatima Uvarov, 1912
    • Platycleis iberica Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis iljinskii Uvarov, 1917
    • Platycleis intermedia (Serville, 1838)
    • Platycleis irinae Sergeev & Pokivajlov, 1992
    • Platycleis kabulica Bei-Bienko, 1967
    • Platycleis kashmira (Uvarov, 1930)
    • Platycleis latitabunda Stolyarov, 1968
    • Platycleis longicauda Tarbinsky, 1930
    • Platycleis longis Uvarov, 1910
    • Platycleis meridiana Stolyarov, 1969
    • Platycleis pamirica (Zeuner, 1930)
    • Platycleis pathana Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis ragusai Ramme, 1927
    • Platycleis romana Ramme, 1927
    • Platycleis sabulosa Azam, 1901
    • Platycleis sogdiana Mishchenko, 1954
    • Platycleis trivittata Bei-Bienko, 1951
    • Platycleis turanica Zeuner, 1930
    • Platycleis umbilicata Costa, 1885
    • Platycleis waltheri Harz, 1966
    • †Platycleis speciosa Heer, 1865
  • Platycleis (Semenoviana) Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis afghana (Ramme, 1939)
    • Platycleis plotnikovi Uvarov, 1914
    • Platycleis similis (Tarbinsky, 1930)
    • Platycleis tadzhika (Bei-Bienko, 1933)
    • Platycleis tamerlana (Saussure, 1874)
    • Platycleis tricarinata (Tarbinsky, 1930)
  • Platycleis (Sepiana) Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis sepium (Yersin, 1854) – syn. Sepiana sepium (Yersin, 1854)
  • Platycleis (Sporadiana) Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis sporadarum Werner, 1933
  • Platycleis (Squamiana) Zeuner, 1941
    • Platycleis ankarensis (Karabag, 1950)
    • Platycleis irritans Ramme, 1951
    • Platycleis kurmana (Ramme, 1951)
    • Platycleis melendisensis Çiplak, 2002
    • Platycleis salmani Çiplak, 2002
    • Platycleis sinuata Ramme, 1951
    • Platycleis squamiptera Uvarov, 1912
    • Platycleis weidneri Demirsoy, 1974
  • Platycleis (Yalvaciana) Çiplak, Heller & Demirsoy, 2002
    • Platycleis yalvaci (Demirsoy, 1974)
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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.
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