Platycleis affinis

Platycleis affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
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]

References

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
Fauna Europaea
Sample, Ian; correspondent, science (2010-11-10). "Largest testicles of any species? That would be the bush cricket". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-16.

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[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". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-16.