Saldula saltatoria ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Li, Zihe, Li, Hongjiao, Bu, Wenjun & Ye, Zhen, 2025, Taxonomic review of Saldula (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Saldidae) from China, Zootaxa 5666 (4), pp. 451-488 : 479-480

Saldula saltatoria ( Linnaeus, 1758)

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Cimex saltatorius Linnaeus, 1758: 448 . Acanthia saltatoria Reuter, 1891: 152 . Saldula saltatoria : Van Duzee (1916: 51); Kiritshenko, 1951: 95; Cobben, 1960: 251; Vinokurov, 1988: 754; Péricart, 1990: 162; Chen & Lindskog, 1994: 408; Lindskog, 1995: 133; Vinokurov et al., 2012: 59; Vinokurov, 2015: 582; Vinokurov et al., 2018: 136 v.

Chinese common name. ããø.

Material examined. CHINA: Jinlin: 3 males, Jiaohe city, Shangdian village, 43.7503°N, 126.8968°E, 286 m, 2 May 2024, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM). Inner Mongolia: 3 males, 1 female, Kalaqin Banner, Maojingba Forest Park, 41.6108°N, 118.2324°E, 1098 m, 4 August 2021, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM); 3 males, 3 females, A’ershan city, Badaogoumen, 47.1006°N, 120.1207°E, 1111 m, 12 July 2021, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM); 3 males, 3 females, A’ershan city, Haosengou, 47.0670°N, 120.5964°E, 1142 m, 12 July 2021, Zhen Ye Leg. (NKUM); 1 female, Genhe city, Genheyuan Wetland Park, 50.7988°N, 121.5704°E, 716 m, 17 July 2021, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM); 2 males, 1 female, Ke’erqin Youyiqianqi Banner, Lüshui Breeding Farm, 46.4617°N, 120.3141°E, 769 m, 11 July 2021, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM); 3 males, 3 females, Yakeshi city, Tulihe county, 50.4572°N, 120.9983°E, 630 m, 17 July 2021, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM); 3 males, 3 females, Ningcheng county, Huluyu Scenic Spots, 41.8138°N, 118.7568°E, 1017 m, 3 August 2021, Zhen Ye leg. (NKUM). Shanxi: 1 female, Lüliang county, Pangquangou Nature Reserve, 37.8382°N, 111.4805°E, 1713 m, 16 July 2023, Beichen Zhang leg. (NKUM). Xinjiang: 2 males, 1 female, Ili Prefecture, Xinyuan county, S315 Province Road, 43.7516°N, 83.4036°E, 1549 m, 17 July 2023, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM); 3 males, 3 females, Altai Prefecture, Bu’erjin county, Yelaman village, 48.1804°N, 86.8787°E, 946 m, 23 July 2023, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM); 1 female, Bo’ertala Prefecture, Wenquan county, X210 county road, 44.8581°N, 81.2375°E, 1424 m, 19 July 2023, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM); 2 females, Bo’ertala Prefecture, Wenquan county, Bogeda’er Forest Park, 44.9826°N, 81.0239°E, 1293 m, 19 July 2023, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM). Sichuan: Ganzi Prefecture, Kangding city, G318 National Highway, 30.0324°N, 101.5428°E, 3463 m, 1 August 2022, Ying Wang leg. (NKUM); 3 males, 3 females, Ganzi Prefecture, Kangding city, Yuelianghu Lake, 29.3423°N, 101.3279°E, 3567 m, 27 July 2024, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM); 3 males, 3 females, Ganzi Prefecture, Daofu county, Yala Snow Mountain, 30.4758°N, 101.6553°E, 3640 m, 26 July 2024, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM); 3 males, 3 females, Aba Prefecture, Li county, Miyaluo town, 31.5110°N, 102.7287°E, 3219 m, 25 July 2024, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM). Yunnan: 1 male, Tengchong city, Shaba village, 24.9554°N, 98.5472°E, 1702 m, 27 April 2023, Zihe Li leg. (NKUM); 1 male, Yuxi city, Yuanjiang county, Wangxiangtai Nature Reserve, 2010 m, 17 August 2006, Ming Li leg. (NKUM).

Diagnosis. Body relatively stout, dorsum mainly black, with short pubescence ( Fig. 17a ). Head short and wide, antennomere I mainly black with dark-yellowish markings, antennomeres II–IV black; median part of transverse swelling black, mandibular plates and maxillary plates dark-yellowish, anteclypeus dark-yellowish with black markings, labrum mainly black with median part dark-yellowish, labiomeres III+IV blackish-brown to black, preocellar spots cuneiform, relatively small, attached to inner margin of compound eyes. Pronotum short and wide, lateral margin convex, hemelytra mainly black with dull-yellowish markings, dark marking on median part of exocorium reaching the outer margin of exocorium except extremely pale individuals, endocorium with an eye spot on basal half and with scattered pale spots on apical half ( Fig. 17b–d ); femora with wide, black stripe on ventral side and black spots on lateral side, tibiae with black spots on basal and apical end, fore- and middle tibia with an interrupted black stripe on dorsal side, tarsomere III of each leg dark-brown. Male paramere with long setae on dorsal side, process sensualis with a small tuft of short setae ( Fig. 17e–g ), parandria with rounded apex, inner margin shallowly concave, inner half with weaker sclerotization ( Fig. 17h ). Female subgenital plate nearly triangular, with pale margin.

Comparative notes. See comparative notes under S. fucicola .

Habitats. Saldula saltatoria occupies various habitats, including particularly unstable environments such as shallow and temporary puddles ( Fig. 24 ).

Distribution in China. This species is widely distributed in China, including Jilin (new record), Inner Mongolia ( Wang & Li 2012, Vinokurov et al. 2018), Hebei ( Drake & Maa 1954), Shanxi (new record), Xinjiang ( Chen & Lindskog 1994, Vinokurov et al. 2012, Vinokurov et al. 2018), Yunnan (new record), Qinghai (Vinokurov 2015, Vinokurov et al. 2018), Sichuan ( Vinokurov et al. 2018), Taiwan ( Drake & Maa 1954, Vinokurov et al. 2018).

General distribution. Widely distributed across Nearctic, Palearctic, Panamanian, Saharo-Arabian and Sino-Japanese regions ( Schuh et al. 1987, Larivière & Larochelle 2018).

Figures

FIGURE 17. Saldula saltatoria. a, dorsal habitus, scale=2.0 mm; b–d, variation of hemelytra, scale=2.0 mm; e–g, different views of paramere, scale=0.2 mm; h, parandria, scale=0.2 mm.

FIGURES 20–24. Habitats of Saldula. (20) Xinjiang, Altai Prefecture, Dadonggou; (21) Xizang, Rikaze city, Nanmulin county; (22) Gansu Prov., Wuwei city, Shiyanghe National Wetland Park; (23) Xizang, Rikaze city, Yadong county; (24) Sichuan Prov., Aba Prefecture, Li county.

FIGURES 25–30. In situ photographs of Saldula species. (25) S. arenicola arenicola; (26) S. nobilis; (27) S. opacula, photo by Beichen Zhang; (28) S. pallipes; (29) S. recticollis; (30) S. saltatoria.