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Genus Saldula

Saldula? Resembles Saldula pallipes - Saldula - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

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

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Leptopodomorpha

Family Saldidae (Shore Bugs)

Subfamily Saldinae

Tribe Saldoidini

Genus Saldula

Explanation of Names

Saldula Van Duzee 1914

Numbers

26 spp. in NA(1), >120 total

Size

3‒5 mm

Range

widespread in NA(2) and worldwide

Habitat

lentic‒littoral & lotic‒shorelines; salt marshes(2)

Food

predators/scavengers(2)

Works Cited

1.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

2.	Aquatic Insects of North America R. W. Merritt, K. W. Cummins, M.B. Berg. 2008. Kendall/Hunt.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 31 March, 2005 - 2:18am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 10 February, 2024 - 1:32pm

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