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Appasus
''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily Lethocerinae), the female glues the eggs onto the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch. Species Partial list of species: *''Appasus ampliatus'' (Montandon, 1914) *''Appasus capensis'' (Mayr, 1843) *''Appasus grassei'' (Poisson, 1937) *''Appasus japonicus'' (Vuillefroy, 1864) *''Appasus major'' (Esaki, 1934) *''Appasus quadrivittatus'' Bergroth, 1893 *''Appasus stappersi ''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily ...'' (Montandon, 1916) References External links image Belostomatidae Nepomorpha genera Tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appasus Ampliatus
''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care Parental care is a behavioural and evolutionary strategy adopted by some animals, involving a parental investment being made to the evolutionary fitness of offspring. Patterns of parental care are widespread and highly diverse across the animal ki .... In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily Lethocerinae), the female glues the eggs onto the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch. Species Partial list of species: *'' Appasus ampliatus'' (Montandon, 1914) *'' Appasus capensis'' (Mayr, 1843) *'' Appasus grassei'' (Poisson, 1937) *'' Appasus japonicus'' (Vuillefroy, 1864) *'' Appasus major'' (Esaki, 1934) *'' Appasus quadrivittatus'' Bergroth, 1893 *'' Appasus stappersi'' (Montandon, 1916) References External links image Belostomatidae Nepomorpha gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appasus Capensis
''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily Lethocerinae), the female glues the eggs onto the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch. Species Partial list of species: *''Appasus ampliatus ''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care Parental care is a behavioural and evolutionary strategy adopted by some animals, i ...'' (Montandon, 1914) *'' Appasus capensis'' (Mayr, 1843) *'' Appasus grassei'' (Poisson, 1937) *'' Appasus japonicus'' (Vuillefroy, 1864) *'' Appasus major'' (Esaki, 1934) *'' Appasus quadrivittatus'' Bergroth, 1893 *'' Appasus stappersi'' (Montandon, 1916) References External links image Belostomatidae Nepomorpha gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appasus Grassei
''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily Lethocerinae), the female glues the eggs onto the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch. Species Partial list of species: *''Appasus ampliatus'' (Montandon, 1914) *''Appasus capensis ''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily ...'' (Mayr, 1843) *'' Appasus grassei'' (Poisson, 1937) *'' Appasus japonicus'' (Vuillefroy, 1864) *'' Appasus major'' (Esaki, 1934) *'' Appasus quadrivittatus'' Bergroth, 1893 *'' Appasus stappersi'' (Montandon, 1916) References External links image Belostomatidae Nepomorpha genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appasus Major
''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily Lethocerinae), the female glues the eggs onto the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch. Species Partial list of species: *''Appasus ampliatus'' (Montandon, 1914) *''Appasus capensis'' (Mayr, 1843) *''Appasus grassei ''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily ...'' (Poisson, 1937) *'' Appasus japonicus'' (Vuillefroy, 1864) *'' Appasus major'' (Esaki, 1934) *'' Appasus quadrivittatus'' Bergroth, 1893 *'' Appasus stappersi'' (Montandon, 1916) References External links image Belostomatidae Nepomorpha genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appasus Quadrivittatus
''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily Lethocerinae), the female glues the eggs onto the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch. Species Partial list of species: *''Appasus ampliatus'' (Montandon, 1914) *''Appasus capensis'' (Mayr, 1843) *''Appasus grassei'' (Poisson, 1937) *'' Appasus japonicus'' (Vuillefroy, 1864) *''Appasus major ''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily ...'' (Esaki, 1934) *'' Appasus quadrivittatus'' Bergroth, 1893 *'' Appasus stappersi'' (Montandon, 1916) References External links image Belostomatidae Nepomorpha genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appasus Stappersi
''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily Lethocerinae), the female glues the eggs onto the male's back, and the male tends them until the eggs hatch. Species Partial list of species: *''Appasus ampliatus'' (Montandon, 1914) *''Appasus capensis'' (Mayr, 1843) *''Appasus grassei'' (Poisson, 1937) *'' Appasus japonicus'' (Vuillefroy, 1864) *''Appasus major'' (Esaki, 1934) *''Appasus quadrivittatus ''Appasus'' is a genus of giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae) found in freshwater habitats in Asia and Africa. Giant water bugs exhibit male parental care. In ''Appasus'' and other species in the subfamily Belostomatinae (but not subfamily ...'' Bergroth, 1893 *'' Appasus stappersi'' (Montandon, 1916) References External links image Belostomatidae Nepomorpha genera T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appasus Japonicus
''Appasus japonicus'' is a species of giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae. It is found in Japan and Korea, and has been much studied because it provides an example, rare among insects, of paternal care of the young. With the destruction of its typical habitat and its poor dispersal abilities, it has been listed as being an endangered species in Japan. Description ''Appasus japonicus'' grows to a length of about , rather smaller than the otherwise similar ''Appasus major''. Three clades have been identified genetically, two in Japan, separated by mountain ranges, and one in Korea. Distribution and habitat ''Appasus japonicus'' occurs in freshwater habitats in much of Japan, but not in the Ryukyu Islands, and it also occurs in Korea. It is found in lakes and ponds, side pools and backwaters of rivers, marshes and bogs. As development has reduced these types of habitat, it has taken to living in rice paddies and agricultural water stores. It tends to inhabit warmer habita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Water Bug
Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. There are about 170 species found in freshwater habitats worldwide, with more than 110 in the Neotropics, more than 20 in Africa, almost as many in the Nearctic, and far fewer elsewhere. These predators are typically encountered in freshwater ponds, marshes and slow-flowing streams. Most species are at least long, although smaller species, down to , also exist. The largest are members of the genus ''Lethocerus'', which can exceed and nearly reach the length of some of the largest beetles in the world. Giant water bugs are a popular food in parts of Asia. Morphology Belostomatids have a flattened, obovoid to ovoid-elongate body, and usually the legs are flattened. The head features two large compound eyes, but lacks oce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belostomatidae
Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. There are about 170 species found in freshwater habitats worldwide, with more than 110 in the Neotropics, more than 20 in Africa, almost as many in the Nearctic, and far fewer elsewhere. These predators are typically encountered in freshwater ponds, marshes and slow-flowing streams. Most species are at least long, although smaller species, down to , also exist. The largest are members of the genus ''Lethocerus'', which can exceed and nearly reach the length of some of the largest beetles in the world. Giant water bugs are a popular food in parts of Asia. Morphology Belostomatids have a flattened, obovoid to ovoid-elongate body, and usually the legs are flattened. The head features two large compound eyes, but lacks oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Jean-Baptiste Amyot
Charles Jean-Baptiste Amyot (23 September 1799, in Vendreeuv – 13 October 1866, in Paris) was a French lawyer and entomologist especially interested in the Hemiptera. After his father died, Amyot lived with a neighbor, a wealthy merchant, who was also an entomologist, Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville. They become life-long friends, and Audinet-Serville advised Amyot to specialize in the Hemiptera, which at the time was being ignored by serious entomologists. In 1822, Amyot became a lawyer, but he continued to study the Hemiptera. In 1833, he published a work on civil law, ''Institutes, ou Principes des lois civiles'' (''Institutes, or the principles of civil law''). In 1843, together with Audinet-Serville, he published ''Histoire naturelle des insectes hémiptères'' (''The Natural History of the Hemiptera Insects''). Amyot was also interested in applied entomology and wrote several publications devoted to insect pests and how to fight them. Amyot later became the president of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville
Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville (; his name, before the French Revolution, Revolution, included a Nobiliary particle, particle: Audinet de Serville) was a French entomologist, born on 11 November 1775 in Paris. He died on 27 March 1858 in La Ferté-sous-Jouarre. He was introduced to entomology by Madame de Grostête-Tigny who was fascinated, like her husband, by chemistry and insects. Through her, Audinet-Serville met Pierre André Latreille (1762–1833). Latreille worked with him on the ''Dictionnaire des Insectes de l’Encyclopédie méthodique'' ("The Methodical Encyclopedia Dictionary of Insects"). Then, working with Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (1756–1814), he finished the book ''Faune française'' ("French Fauna") in 1830. Audinet-Serville is particularly known for his work on the Orthoptera. He published, ''Revue méthodique de l’ordre des Orthoptères'' ("Methodical Review of the Order of Orthoptera") which appeared in ''Annales des sciences naturelles'' in 1831. Then, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parental Care
Parental care is a behavioural and evolutionary strategy adopted by some animals, involving a parental investment being made to the evolutionary fitness of offspring. Patterns of parental care are widespread and highly diverse across the animal kingdom.Kokko, H. & Jennions, M.D. (2008) Parental investment, sexual selection and sex ratios. ''Journal of Evolutionary Biology,'' 21, pp.919–948. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01540.x. There is great variation in different animal groups in terms of how parents care for offspring, and the amount of resources invested by parents. For example, there may be considerable variation in the amount of care invested by each sex, where females may invest more in some species, males invest more in others, or investment may be shared equally. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed to describe this variation and patterns in parental care that exist between the sexes, as well as among species.Gonzalez-Voyer, A. and Kolm, N. (2010). Parental Care and I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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