Genus Saldula

Classification · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Family Saldidae (Shore Bugs)

Genus Saldula

Numbers

26 species in North America (nearctica.com)

Size

3-5 mm

Range

North America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia

Habitat

along the shores of lakes, ponds, marshes, rivers, creeks

Season

April through October

Food

predaceous on other insects

Internet References

pinned adult images of two Saldula species (Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 31 March, 2005 - 2:18am

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