''Oeciacus vicarius'', known generally as the American swallow bug or cliff swallow bug, is a species of bed bug 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 ...

. It is found in North America. The bug is a blood-feeding ectoparasite of the colonially nesting

American cliff swallow The cliff swallow or American cliff swallow (''Petrochelidon pyrrhonota'') is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. The generic name ''Petrochelidon'' is derived from Ancient Greek ''petros'' meaning "roc ...

(''Petrochelidon pyrrhonota'') and vector of Buggy Creek Virus (family

Togaviridae This category is for articles about virus families (or redirects to such articles). There should be no subcategories. families Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity ( ...

, genus

Alphavirus ''Alphavirus'' is a genus of RNA viruses, the sole genus in the ''Togaviridae'' family. Alphaviruses belong to group IV of the Baltimore classification of viruses, with a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome. There are 32 alphaviruses, ...

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