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Cimicidae
The Cimicidae are a family of small parasitic bugs that feed exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals. They are called cimicids or, loosely, bed bugs, though the latter term properly refers to the most famous member of the family, ''Cimex lectularius'', the common bed bug and its tropical relation ''Cimex hemipterus''. The family contains over 100 species. Cimicids appeared in the fossil record in the Cretaceous period. When bats evolved in the Eocene, they switched hosts and now feed mainly on bats or birds. Members of the group have colonised humans on three occasions. Cimicids usually feed on their host's blood every three to seven days, crawling away from the host and hiding while they digest the blood, which may take several days. This means that they specialise in vertebrate hosts that return regularly to particular sites to nest, roost or sleep. Birds and bats suit these specific requirements, as do humans now that they live in dwellings, and these are the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimex
''Cimex'' is a genus of insects in the family Cimicidae. ''Cimex'' species are ectoparasites that typically feed on the blood of birds and mammals. Two species, ''Cimex lectularius'' and ''Cimex hemipterus'', are known as bed bugs and frequently feed on humans, although other species may parasitize humans opportunistically. Species that primarily parasitize bats are known as bat bugs. The insects are long and have flattened reddish-brown bodies with small nonfunctional wings. Description Adult ''Cimex'' are light brown to reddish-brown, flat and oval. The mouthparts are beak-like, and adapted for piercing and sucking. Following a blood meal the abdomen is plump and darker in colour. The front wings are Vestigiality, vestigial and reduced to pad-like structures and there are no hind wings. ''Cimex'' have segmented abdomens with microscopic hairs that give them a banded appearance. Adults grow to long. The different species are very similar in Morphology (biology), morpholog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primicimex
''Primicimex'' is a monotypic genus of ectoparasitic bed bugs in the family Cimicidae, the only species being ''Primicimex cavernis'', which is both the largest cimicid, and the most primitive one. It feeds on bats and was described from Ney Cave in Medina County, Texas but has since been found in four other caves in Guatemala, Mexico and southern US (39 MB) Description Like all cimicids, ''Primicimex cavernis'' is flat and oval-shaped, becoming plumper after feeding. It is unable to fly and has beak-like mouthparts with which it pierces the skin and sucks the blood of its host. It differs from other cimicids (except ''Bucimex chilensis'') in having claws and a row of erect, peg-like spines on the tarsus and has been observed using these structures to cling onto the bat's pelage. Ecology ''Primicimex cavernis'' and its nearest relative, '' Bucimex chilensis'', are the only members of the cimicid subfamily Primicimicinae. Their hosts are exclusively bats; in the case of ''P. c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrocimex Constrictus
''Afrocimex constrictus'', also called the African bat bug, is an insect parasite of Egyptian fruit bats in bat caves in East Africa. Population sizes can comprise millions of individuals and in a cave there can be one to 15 bugs per bat. It was estimated that adult African bat bugs feed approximately once per week thus withdrawing 1-28 microlitre blood per day per bat. As in many other cimicids, ''Afrocimex constrictus'' reproduce through traumatic insemination. During mating, the male pierces the female's abdomen with his genitals, and ejaculates into her body cavity, into a special organ called the spermalege The spermalege (also known as the organ of BerleseSiva-Jothy, M. T. (2006) "Trauma, disease and collateral damage: conflict in cimicids," ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B,'' 361, 269–275.) is a special-purpose organ found in fe .... While females do have external genitalia, they are used for egg laying but not for mating.R. L. Usinger, Monograph of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cimexopsis
''Cimexopsis'' is a genus of bed bugs in the family Cimicidae The Cimicidae are a family of small parasitic bugs that feed exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals. They are called cimicids or, loosely, bed bugs, though the latter term properly refers to the most famous member of the family, ''C .... There is one described species in ''Cimexopsis'', ''C. nyctalis''. References Further reading * * Cimicidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertilia (bug)
''Bertilia'' is a genus of true bugs belonging to the family Cimicidae The Cimicidae are a family of small parasitic bugs that feed exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals. They are called cimicids or, loosely, bed bugs, though the latter term properly refers to the most famous member of the family, ''C .... Species: * ''Bertilia valdiviana'' (Philippi, 1865) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q106114406 Cimicidae Cimicomorpha genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oeciacus
''Oeciacus'' is a genus of bed bugs in the family Cimicidae The Cimicidae are a family of small parasitic bugs that feed exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals. They are called cimicids or, loosely, bed bugs, though the latter term properly refers to the most famous member of the family, ''C .... There are at least three described species in ''Oeciacus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Oeciacus'': * '' Oeciacus hirundinis'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Oeciacus montandoni'' Pericart, 1972 * '' Oeciacus vicarius'' Horvath, 1912 (American swallow bug) References Further reading * * Cimicidae Hemiptera genera Taxa named by Carl Stål Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperocimex
''Hesperocimex'' is a genus of bed bugs in the family Cimicidae The Cimicidae are a family of small parasitic bugs that feed exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals. They are called cimicids or, loosely, bed bugs, though the latter term properly refers to the most famous member of the family, ''C .... There are at least two described species in ''Hesperocimex''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Hesperocimex'': * '' Hesperocimex coloradensis'' List, 1925 (Colorado bed bug) * '' Hesperocimex sonorensis'' Ryckman, 1958 References Further reading * * Cimicidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive, then in the province of Limousin, as the illegitimate child of Jean Joseph Sahuguet d'Amarzit, général ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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