| Shore bugs and allies | |
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| Saldula palustris | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Condylognatha |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Leptopodomorpha |
Leptopodomorpha is an infraorder ofinsects in the orderHemiptera (true bugs). Leptopodomorpha is an infraorder of the order Heteroptera that contains more than 380 species. These small insects are also called shore bugs, or spiny shore bugs. As their name suggests, shore bugs range from being intertidal, to living near streams and lakes. Four families belong to this infraorder, the largest of which is Saldidae with about 350 species, compared to about 30 in Leptopodidae, and only 5 and 1 in Omaniidae and Aepophilidae respectively.[1] Saldidae are known in particular for their jumping ability.
Two superfamilies are recognised:
Leptopodomorphaamber fossils were found in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, both dating back to theMiocene period.[citation needed] Fossils ofJurassic Archegocimicidae andCretaceous Enicocorinae have also been found, and are presumed to be Leptopodomorpha.[citation needed]