Saldidae, also known as shore bugs, are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are oval-shaped and measure 2–8 mm (0.08–0.31 in) when mature. Typically they are found near shorelines or the marginal growths near freshwater bodies, estuaries, and sea coasts. They can flee by leaping or taking flight.[1] There are about 350 recognized species with the majority from the Nearctic and Palearctic.[2] Many species are found in the intertidal zone and both adults and nymphs of some species like Saldula pallipes can tolerate submergence at high-tide.[3] Saldidae are predators and scavengers. They pass the winter through egg or adult diapause.[4]
Genera
These 39 genera belong to the family Saldidae:[5][6][7]
^MacCafferty, W. Patrick (1983). Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives (1st ed.). Jones & Bartlett Publishers. p. 345. ISBN0867200170.
^J.H. Thorp; D.C. Rogers, eds. (2015). Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates: Ecology and General Biology. Vol. 1 (4 ed.). Elsevier. p. 954. ISBN978-0-12-385026-3.
^Brown, E. S. (1948). "The Ecology of Saldidae (Hemiptera-Heteroptera) Inhabiting a Salt Marsh, with Observations on the Evolution of Aquatic Habits in Insects". Journal of Animal Ecology. 17 (2): 180–188. doi:10.2307/1482. ISSN0021-8790. JSTOR1482.
^Stock, M. W.; Lattin, J. D. (1976). "Biology of Intertidal Saldula palustris (Douglas) on the Oregon Coast (Heteroptera: Saldidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 49 (3): 313–326. ISSN0022-8567. JSTOR25082827.
^"Saldidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
