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Water-skimming bug - Saldula

Triunfo Creek Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA
February 29, 2016

A series of these bugs were skating on the surface of a vernal pool. Most were nymphs. This adult bug was actually quite fair sized, about 3-4mm I'd estimate.

Contributed by James Bailey on 29 February, 2016 - 5:09pm
Last updated 14 July, 2023 - 11:14pm

Moved

Moved from Saldula.

… v belov, 14 July, 2023 - 11:14pm

Moved

Moved from Shore Bugs.

… v belov, 25 July, 2017 - 9:32pm

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Moved from ID Request.

… Brad Barnd, 29 February, 2016 - 10:22pm

Shore Bug

Family Saldidae

http://bugguide.net/node/view/13930

… Natalie Hernandez, 29 February, 2016 - 5:49pm

Agreed

must be a Saldula. But I cannot find a key on identifying the species.

… James Bailey, 29 February, 2016 - 6:16pm

here's a key

Google Books has the “Aquatic Invertebrates of Alberta: An Illustrated Guide” here. There’s a key to the Salididae starting on page 287. I'm not sure how useful it will be for your area but it's better than nothing. Unfortunately, it only gets down to genus level

… Steve Scholnick, 29 February, 2016 - 9:22pm

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