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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Saldidae |
| Subfamily: | Saldinae |
| Tribe: | Saldoidini |
| Genus: | Saldula Van Duzee, 1914 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 120 species | |
Saldula is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are at least 120 described species in Saldula. [1] [2] [3]
Saldidae, also known as shore bugs, are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera. They are oval-shaped and measure 2–8 mm (0.08–0.31 in) when mature. Typically they are found near shorelines or the marginal growths near freshwater bodies, estuaries, and sea coasts. They can flee by leaping or taking flight. There are about 350 recognized species with the majority from the Nearctic and Palearctic. Many species are found in the intertidal zone and both adults and nymphs of some species like Saldula pallipes can tolerate submergence at high-tide. Saldidae are predators and scavengers. They pass the winter through egg or adult diapause.
Salda lugubris is a species of shore bug in the family Saldidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Salda is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about 18 described species in Salda.
Mesovelia is a genus of water treaders in the family Mesoveliidae. There are more than 30 described species in Mesovelia.
Synaptonecta is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. There is one described species in Synaptonecta, S. issa.
Saldoida is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about five described species in Saldoida.
Saldoidini is a tribe of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are more than 20 genera and 250 described species in Saldoidini.
Pentacora is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about 12 described species in Pentacora.
Chiloxanthinae is a subfamily of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about 7 genera and more than 20 described species in Chiloxanthinae.
Macrosaldula is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are more than 20 described species in Macrosaldula.
Micracanthia is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about 15 described species in Micracanthia.
Calacanthia is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about seven described species in Calacanthia.
Chiloxanthus is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about nine described species in Chiloxanthus.
Saldula lomata is a species of shore bug in the family Saldidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Ioscytus is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about seven described species in Ioscytus.
Teloleuca is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There are about five described species in Teloleuca.
Platyvelia is a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. There are about nine described species in Platyvelia.
Patapius is a genus of spiny-legged bugs in the family Leptopodidae. There are about seven described species in Patapius.
Leptopodidae is a family of spiny-legged bugs in the order Hemiptera. There are about 15 genera and more than 40 described species in Leptopodidae.
Lampracanthia is a genus of shore bugs in the family Saldidae. There is one described species in Lampracanthia, L. crassicornis.
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