Cimex
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Cimex is a genus of insects in the family Cimicidae. Cimex species are ectoparasites that typically feed on the blood of birds and mammals. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are known as bed bugs and frequently feed on humans, although other species may parasitize humans opportunistically. Species primarily parasitizing bats are known as bat bugs.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyCimicidae
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Research
1,274 papers- Historical and Contemporary Control Options Against Bed Bugs, Cimex spp.Annual review of entomology · 2023
- Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) and clinical consequences of their bites.JAMA · 2009
- Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus (bed bugs).Trends in parasitology · 2022
- [The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) - biology, medical relevance, possibilities for the detection and control].Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie : casopis Spolecnosti pro epidemiologii a mikrobiologii Ceske lekarske spolecnosti J.E. Purkyne · 2017
- Insecticide resistance and resistance mechanisms in bed bugs, Cimex spp. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae).Parasites & vectors · 2017
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15 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Biology
- Feeding habits
- Feeding physiology
- Reproduction
- Sperm protection
- Sperm and seminal fluid allocation
- Egg production
- Alarm pheromones
- Life stages
- Host searching
- Aggregation and dispersal behavior
- References
- Further reading
Cimex is a genus of insects in the family Cimicidae. Cimex species are ectoparasites that typically feed on the blood of birds and mammals. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are known as bed bugs and frequently feed on humans, although other species may parasitize humans opportunistically. Species primarily parasitizing bats are known as bat bugs.
The insects are long and have flattened reddish-brown bodies with small nonfunctional wings.