Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00601
Saldula oahuensis
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About Saldula oahuensis
Saldula oahuensis is a member of Saldidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian; kauaʻi documented.
Saldula oahuensis (Saldula oahuensis) is documented from Kauaʻi. Shore bugs are small predatory true bugs that run on wet ground, stream margins, rocks, and shorelines, taking tiny invertebrate prey. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record substrate moisture, waterbody, elevation, prey behavior, wing form and voucher images. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Saldula oahuensis is an endemic Hawaiian shore bug documented from Kauaʻi stream-margin habitat. It is a small predatory true bug associated with wet margins, mosses, and streamside substrates.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Waimea River Kauaʻi survey explicitly records Saldula oahuense; ITIS recognizes the valid spelling Saldula oahuensis.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; nymphal instars; adult; no pupa.
Habitat
Stream edges, wet rock, seep margins, shorelines, and other moist exposed surfaces.
Food and ecological role
Small invertebrate prey and other animal material.
Reproduction
Egg-laying followed by several nymphal instars.
Movement
Adults run rapidly and may fly; nymphs remain surface-active.
Ecosystem role
Predator along freshwater and shoreline margins.
Threats and impacts
Endemic species may be vulnerable to loss or alteration of wet-margin habitat.
Monitoring
Record substrate moisture, waterbody, elevation, prey behavior, wing form and voucher images.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Saldula oahuensis
- Other names
- Saldula oahuense
- Family
- Saldidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic Hawaiian; Kauaʻi documented
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Saldula oahuensis is a member of Saldidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic hawaiian; kauaʻi documented.