Biology:Platycleis affinis

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Short description: Species of cricket-like animal

Platycleis affinis
Platycleis affinis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Genus: Platycleis
Species:
P. affinis
Binomial name
Platycleis affinis
Fieber (1853) [1]

Platycleis affinis is an insect species belonging to the subfamily Tettigoniinae of family Tettigoniidae. It is found in Southern Europe.[2] Research led by Karim Vahed found that the testes of this bush cricket account for 14% of its total body weight.[3] File:Platycleis affinis -- Südliche Beißschrecke.webm

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2380899 entry



  1. Fieber (1853) Synopsis der europäischen Orthoptera mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die in Böhmen vorkommenden Arten, Lotos 3:90-104, 115-129, 138-154, 168-176, 184-188, 201-207, 232-238, 252-261
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Sample, Ian; correspondent, science (2010-11-10). "Largest testicles of any species? That would be the bush cricket" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/nov/10/largest-testicles-species-bush-cricket.