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Bed Bug

Insects

Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug, is a species in the family Cimicidae. An ectoparasite whose primary hosts are humans, it is one of the world's major nuisance pests.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Light brown to reddish-brown, flat and oval, with no hind wings 1
Scientific Name
Cimex lectularius 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hemiptera, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Bed Bug
Sources
1. Bed bug, Wikipedia
Description
Quote, Description
Adult Cimex are light brown to reddish-brown, flat, oval, and have no hind wings.
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2. Cimex lectularius, Wikipedia
  • Introductory paragraph
    Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug, is a species
  • one of the world's major nuisance pests
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3. GBIF Species API
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Bed Bug
  • Wikidata Q940337, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Hemiptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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