Biological Observations on Timema californica (Phasmoidea: Phasmidae)
- 1 January 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 59 (1) , 59-61
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/59.1.59
Abstract
Timema californica Scudder, a wingless phasmid, is found on live oaks, Quercus agrifolia, in coastal California. It was maintained in the laboratory on oak leaves liberally sprinkled with drops of water from which the insects drank. Adults lived 2–3 months, feeding on less than 1 leaf each per day and dropping 6–8 fecal pellets. Males remain mounted dorsally on the females almost continuously; copulation appears to be initiated at night and to last for hours. Eggs are laid (usually dropped) at night; total egg production is 60–80 per female in a 2 month period, with highest production in the first 2 weeks.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: