Appasus
| Appasus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Infraorder: | Nepomorpha |
| Family: | Belostomatidae |
| Subfamily: | Belostomatinae |
| Genus: | Appasus Amyot & Serville, 1843[1] |
| Species | |
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Appasus is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae). Species of this genus exhibit male parental care. Eggs are laid on the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch.[2]
Species
Partial list of species:
- Appasus major
- Appasus japonicus Vuillefroy
References
- ↑ Amyot & Serville (1843). (Roret's Suite à Buffon) Hémiptères: page 430.
- ↑ Robert L. Smith (1997). "Evolution of paternal care in the giant water bugs (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)". In Jae C. Choe & Bernard J. Crespi. The Evolution of Social Behavior in Insects and Arachnids Sociality. Cambridge University Press. pp. 116–149. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511721953.007. ISBN 978-0-511-72195-3.