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:
 * 1) Platygryllus arambourgi (Chopard, 1938)
 * 2) Platygryllus atratulus (Walker, 1869)
 * 3) Platygryllus atritus Otte & Cade, 1984
 * 4) Platygryllus capensis Otte & Cade, 1984
 * 5) Platygryllus cockbilli (Chopard, 1954)
 * 6) Platygryllus congolensis Gorochov, 1984
 * 7) Platygryllus ignobilis (Walker, 1869)
 * 8) Platygryllus longus (Gorochov, 1988)
 * 9) Platygryllus maurus (Afzelius & Brannius, 1804)
 * 10) Platygryllus melanocephalus (Serville, 1838)
 * 11) Platygryllus nefandus (Kirby, 1906)
 * 12) Platygryllus olsufievi (Gorochov, 1988)
 * 13) Platygryllus orlovskajae (Gorochov, 1988)
 * 14) Platygryllus ovum (Gorochov, 1988)
 * 15) Platygryllus primiformis Otte & Cade, 1984
 * 16) Platygryllus quadristrigatus (Saussure, 1877) - type species (as Gryllus quadristrigatus Saussure )
 * 17) Platygryllus satunini (Gorochov, 1988)
 * 18) Platygryllus serengeticus Otte & Cade, 1984
 * 19) Platygryllus subalatus (Chopard, 1951)
 * 20) Platygryllus sudanus (Gorochov, 1988)
 * 21) Platygryllus xanthocercus François & Defaut, 2018