Author/Editor		Pehani, Špela; Virant-Doberlet, Meta; Jeram, Sonja
Title		The life cycle of the cave cricket Troglophilus neglectus Krauss with a note on T. cavicola Kollar (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae)
Type		članek
Source		Entomologist
Vol. and No.		Letnik 116, št. 3-4
Publication year		1997
Volume		str. 224-38
Language		eng
Abstract		In order to determine the life cycle of the cave cricket, Troglophilus neglectus Krauss, observations in the field were combined with rearing in the laboratory and with biometric measurements. The life cycle of the species T. neglectus is completed in two to two and a half years and is subdivided as follows: 7 - 8 months of embryonic development, 14 - 15 months nymphal period and 3 - 10 months of adult life. According to the hind femur length distrubiton there are seven to eight nymphal instars. Development strongly depends on environmental conditions, being seasonal with one generation starting each year.
Descriptors		GRYLLIDAE POPULATION DENSITY NYMPH BIOMETRY