Saldula exulans

Natural history and identification

Saldula exulans is an endemic shore bug recorded in Kōkeʻe stream collections. The trout-study appendices also identify a specimen in the examined food material, providing evidence that this insect can enter a stream food web. That observation does not measure its normal diet or show that trout substantially control its population. Its inclusion in an aquatic survey describes the water-edge setting rather than implying a permanently submerged adult.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. Endemic shore bug documented in Kauaʻi stream surveys.

Evidence limits

The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Saldula exulans

Family

Saldidae

Order

Hemiptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Endemic

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Saldula exulans is an endemic shore bug recorded in Kōkeʻe stream collections.

Sources and further reading

• Kauaʻi aquatic insect survey
• Natural history and identification — species source