The stilt sandpiper is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name kalidris or skalidris is a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific himantopus means "strap foot" or "thong foot".
Berytidae is a family of the order Hemiptera, commonly called stilt bugs or thread bugs. Most berytids are brown to yellow, with species that are plant sap feeders, a few being predaceous. About 200 species are known from all around the world and they are classified into three subfamilies.
Mordellina wickhami is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is found in North America.
Merhynchites wickhami, the western rose curculio, is a species of leaf rolling weevil in the beetle family Attelabidae. It is found in North America.
Merhynchites is a genus of leaf and bud weevils in the beetle family Attelabidae. There are about 12 described species in Merhynchites.
Berytinus minor is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Africa, Europe and Northern Asia, and North America.
Berytinus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about 12 described species in Berytinus.
Heterosternuta wickhami, the hydroporus diving beetle, is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America.
Jalysus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about 12 described species in Jalysus.
Metacanthinae is a subfamily of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about 12 genera and 80 described species in Metacanthinae.
Neoneides is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There is one described species in Neoneides, N. muticus.
Hoplinus echinatus is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hoplinus is a genus of stilt bugs in the family Berytidae. There are about six described species in Hoplinus.
Jalysus spinosus is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Engytatus modestus, also known as tomato bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Engytatus is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 20 described species in Engytatus.
Pronotacantha annulata is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Metacanthus multispinus is a species of stilt bug in the family Berytidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Hyperaspis wickhami, or Wickham's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.
Beata wickhami is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States, Bahama Islands, and Cuba.
