Zabalius apicalis

Zabalius apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Genus:	Zabalius
Species:	Z. apicalis
Binomial name
	Zabalius apicalis; (Bolívar, 1886)

Zabalius apicalis is a species of katydid, native to Africa.^[1]

The animal lays eggs in water with an incubation period of 18 days,^[1] Males moult six times and reach adulthood at about 55 days,^[1] and females moult seven times and reach adulthood at about 65 days^[1]

Embryos take longer to develop the hotter they are^[1] and do not develop above 30.5 degrees Celsius (86.9 Fahrenheit)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Eluwa, M.C. (1975). "Studies on the life history of the African bush-cricket Zabalius apicalis Bolivar (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)". Journal of Natural History. 9: 33–39. doi:10.1080/00222937500770031.

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[Studies_on_the_life_history_of_the_African_bush-cricket_Zabalius_apicalis_Bolivar_(Orthoptera:_Tettigoniidae)-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Eluwa, M.C. (1975). "Studies on the life history of the African bush-cricket Zabalius apicalis Bolivar (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)". Journal of Natural History. 9: 33–39. doi:10.1080/00222937500770031.

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