Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Saldula galapagosana
Shore Bug
Predator on small invertebrates; arid zone; inhabitant of geyser pool in crater (765 m) on Volcán Alcedo; in pampa at 1000 m, Sierra Negra; January-June, December.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Heteroptera
Superfamily
Saldoidea
Family
Saldidae
Genus
Saldula
Species
galapagosana
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Froeschner, R.C. (1985) Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407: 1-84.
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Saldula galapagosana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11135. Accessed 2 November 2026.