Leptopodomorpha
Shore bugs, spiny shore bugs
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Schuh, R.T. and J.T. Polhemus. 1980. Analysis of taxonomic congruence among morphological, ecological, and biogeographical data sets for the Leptopodomorpha (Hemiptera). Systematic Zoology 29(1): 1-26.
Schuh, R.T., B. Galil, and J.T. Polhemus. 1987. Catalog and bibliography of Leptopodomorpha (Heteroptera). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 185(3): 243-406.
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Scientific Name | Macrosaldula scotica |
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Location | Slovenia |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
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