Macrosaldula
Southwood & Leston, 1959
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1Macrosaldula is a of shore bugs in the Saldidae, comprising more than 20 described distributed across the Palaearctic Region. The genus was established by Southwood & Leston in 1959. Species are distinguished by morphological characters including body size, presence or absence of light spots on the , length and of erect setae on the body dorsum, opacity, and male genitalia structure.
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How to pronounce Macrosaldula: /ˌmækroʊˈsældjʊlə/
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Identification
within Macrosaldula are distinguished by the following morphological characters: presence or absence of long erect setae on the body dorsum; body size; presence or absence of light spots on the ; opacity; and structure of the male genitalia. For example, M. graziae possesses long erect setae on the body dorsum similar to M. tadzhika, but differs in larger body size, absence of light spots on the corium, and male genitalia structure. M. jakowleffi in extremely dark specimens has opaque hemelytra with short erect setae. Siberian species M. rivularia and M. simulans, and Far Eastern species M. koreana and M. violacea, are distinguished by short on the dorsum.
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Distribution
Palaearctic Region. Documented occurrences include: Uzbekistan (South), Tajikistan, Georgia, China (Xinjiang: Altai Mountains), Japan (Honshu), Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia (Murmansk District, Siberia, Far East).
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Taxonomic History
The was established by Southwood & Leston in 1959. A 2021 revision by the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and National Museum (Prague) described M. graziae sp. nov. and clarified distributions of multiple .
Species Count
More than 20 described ; 24 species were listed in the referenced taxonomic revision.