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Zabalius apicalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
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

  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.