Aquatic
Insects of Michigan
by
Ethan Bright, Museum of Zoology Insect Division and School of Natural
Resources and Environment
University of Michigan
Saldidae - Shore Bugs
This is a tenative list, based on the author's search for records in the UMMZ-Insect Division collection on August 20, 2003 (most identified by R. F. Hussey, C. J. Drake, and T. Schuh), and distribution citations in Henry and Froeschner (1988). Note: species denoted in bold-blue have been recorded in Michigan, other are likely to be found in the state based on existed regional distribution records.
Micracanthia Reuter, 1912
Micracanthia bergrothi (Jakovlev), 1893 Salda - (Henry and Froeschner 1998)
• Micracanthia ripula Drake, 1957
Micracanthia fennica (Reuter), 1884 Salda - northern Nearctic, expect in northern MI
Micracanthia floridanaDrake and Chapman 1953 - UMMZ records
Micracanthia humilis (Say), 1832 Acanthia - UMMZ records
Pentacora Reuter, 1912
Pentacora ligata (Say), 1832 Acanthia
Salda Fabricius, 1803
Salda anthracina Uhler, 1877 - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
• Acanthia anthracina Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
• Lampracanthia anthracina Torre-Bueno, 1923
Salda buenoi(McDonnough), 1925 Saldula - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
• alda lugubris Strickland, 1953
Salda littoralis (Linnaeus), 1758 Cimex - IL?, IN? (expect in n. UP, Nearctic and Palaearctic)
• Acanthia littoralis Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
Salda lugubris (Say), 1832 Acanthia - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
• Salda major Provancher, 1872
• Salda deplanata Uhler, 1877
• Acanthia deplanata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
• Acanthia major Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
• Saldula lugubris Van Duzee, 1916
• Saldula major Van Duzee, 1916
note: Henry and Froeschner (1998) note that some older specimens noted as Salda coriacea Uhler, 1872 may be this species
Salda obscura Provancher, 1872 - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
Salda provancheri Kelton and Lattin, 1968 - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
• Acanthia coriacea Rathvon, 1862 (nomen nudum)
• Salda coriacea Uhler, 1872
• Sciodopterus bouchervillei Provancher, 1888
• Acanthia bouchervillei Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
• Acanthia coriacea Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
• Lampracanthia coriacea Torre-Bueno, 1923
• Salda bouchervillei Hussey, 1948
Saldoida Osborn, 1901
Saldoida turbaria Schuh, 1967 - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
Saldula Van Duzee, 1914
Saldula ablusa Drake and Hottes, 1954 - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
Saldula bouchervillei (Provancher), 1872 Sciodopterus - UMMZ specimens
• Salda separata Uhler, 1878
• Acanthia bouchervillei Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
• Acanthia separata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
• Saldula illinoiensis Drake, 1949
• Salda bouchervillei Drake, 1952
Saldula confluenta (Say), 1832 Acanthia - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
Saldula nigritaParshley 1921 - UMMZ specimens
Saldula opacula (Zetterstedt), 1840 Salda - UMMZ specimens
Saldula orbiculata (Uhler), 1877 Salda - UMMZ specimens
• Acanthia orbiculata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
Saldula pallipes (Fabricius), 1794 Acanthia - UMMZ specimens
• Acanthia interstitialis Say, 1825
• Salda interstitialis Uhler, 1871
• Salda pallipes Uhler, 1877
• Salda reperta Uhler, 1877
• Saldula interstitialis Van Duzee, 1914
• Saldula reperta Van Duzee, 1916
• Saldula chipetae Drake and Hottes, 1955
Saldula palustris (Douglas), 1874 Salda - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
Saldula saltatoria (Linnaeus), 1758 Cimex - (Henry and Froeschner, 1988)
• Acanthia saltatoria Stal, 1873
• Salda saltatoria Uhler, 1873
• Saldula c-album Drake and Hottes, 1950
Teloleuca Reuter, 1912
Teloleuca bifasciata (Thomson), 1871 Salda - Boreal, expect in UP
• Acanthia bellatrix Torre-Bueno, 1924
Teloleuca pellucens (Fabricius), 1779 Acanthia - ON, northern, expect in UP
• Salda elongata Uhler, 1877
• Acanthia elongata Kirkaldy and Torre-Bueno, 1909
• Chartoscirta (Chartolampra) cursitans Torre-Bueno, 1923
• Acanthia celeripedis Torre-Bueno, 1924
• Salda celeripedis Strickland, 1953
References
Polhemus JT. 1988. Family Saldidae Amyot and Serville, 1843. The Shore Bugs, pp. 665-681 in Henry, TJ., Froeschner, RC. (eds.). 1988. Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs, of Canada and the Continental United States. E. J. Brill: Leiden. 958 + xix.