Belostomatidae Leach, 1815

Novoselsky, Tanya, Chen, Ping-Ping & Nieser, Nico, 2018, A review of the giant water bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Belostomatidae) of Israel, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 48 (1), pp. 119-141 : 124

Family Belostomatidae Leach, 1815

Genus Appasus Amyot & Servile, 1843

Species of this genus exhibit male parental care. Eggs are laid on the male’s back ( Fig. 7), and the male carries them until they hatch ( Smith 1997).