Species info
Classification > Superfamily Saldoidea > Family Saldidae > Subfamily Saldinae > Tribe Saldoidini > Genus Pseudosaldula
Pseudosaldula chilensis (Blanchard 1852)
Pentacora angusta Holotype deposited at USNM, dorsal.
<i>Pentacora angusta</i> Holotype deposited at USNM, dorsal.
Pentacora angusta Holotype deposited at USNM, dorsal.
<i>Pentacora angusta</i> Holotype deposited at USNM, ventral.
Pentacora angusta Holotype deposited at USNM, ventral.
<i>Pentacora angusta</i> Holotype deposited at USNM, labels.
Pentacora angusta Holotype deposited at USNM, labels.
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
  • Argentina
    • Catamarca
    • Chubut
    • Jujuy
    • Mendoza
    • Neuquén
    • Río Negro
    • Salta
    • Tierra del Fuego
    • Tucumán
Other distribution
Also known from Chile (Schuh & Polhemus 2009).
 
Synonyms
  • Acanthia chilensis Blanchard 1852
  • Acanthia rogeri Kirkaldy 1899
  • Acanthia araucanica Kirkaldy 1899
  • Pentacora angusta Drake & Carvalho 1948
  • Pentacora regilla Drake 1955
Observations
Known to occur at altitudes between 4–3900 m, with the majority of records at elevations below 500 meters in south central and southern Chile (Schuh & Polhemus 2009).
References
  • MELO M.C. 2009. Biodiversidad de Heteroptera acuáticos y semiacuáticos de la Patagonia argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 68(1-2): 177- 185.
  • SCHUH R.T. & POLHEMUS, J.T. 2009. Revision and analysis of Pseudosaldula Cobben (Insecta: Hemiptera: Saldidae): A group with a classic andean distribution. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 323: 102 pp.
  • MELO, M.C. 2014. Saldidae. In: ROIG-JUÑENT, S., CLAPS, L.E. & MORRONE, J.J. Biodiversidad de Artrópodos Argentinos, vol. 3. . Editorial INSUE - Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. 564 pp
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