Salda obscura

Provancher, 1872

Salda obscura is a of shore bug in the Saldidae, first described by Provancher in 1872. It belongs to the order Hemiptera, within the suborder Heteroptera. The species is native to North America and is part of the Nearctic fauna. Shore bugs in this family are typically associated with moist near water bodies.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Salda obscura: /ˈsal.da ɔbˈsku.ra/

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Distribution

North America; specifically recorded from the Nearctic region including Beringia and California.

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