[Life cycle of the nematode, Abbreviata kazachstanica].

Data are given on the life cycle of the nematode Abbreviata kazachstanica. New intermediate hosts of the species have been established as follows: 10 species of Coleoptera, 8 species of Orthoptera and 1 species of Mantoptera. In the intermediate hosts larvae of A. kazachstanica moult twice and in 20 to 23 days (in Orthoptera) and 26 to 29 days (in Coleoptera) reach the invasional stage. Rana ridibunda and Gymnodactilus russovi served as experimental reservoir hosts. The scheme of the developmental cycle of the nematode is given.