Cimex hemipterus, known as the tropical bed bug, is a species of bed bugs within the family Cimicidae that primarily resides in tropical climates. However, it has been reported that this species can live in more temperate climates along with the closely related bed bug species C. lectularius.[1]C. hemipterus is a hematophagous, obligate parasite of humans. This means that it requires blood meals from their human hosts in order to survive.[2][3] When bitten, humans experience itchiness, wheals, and lesions around the affected areas on the skin.[4] This species typically resides in human domiciles within cracks, crevices, or mattresses, and are more prevalent in developing countries. Like other bed bugs, C. hemipterus is primarily active during the night time.[5]
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Cimexhemipterus, known as the tropical bed bug, is a species of bed bugs within the family Cimicidae that primarily resides in tropical climates. However...
typically feed on the blood of birds and mammals. Two species, Cimex lectularius and Cimexhemipterus, are known as bed bugs and frequently feed on humans, although...
caused primarily by two species of insects: Cimex lectularius (the common bed bug) and Cimexhemipterus, found primarily in the tropics. Their size ranges...
most well-known member of the family, Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug and its tropical relation Cimexhemipterus. The family contains over 100 species...
after year, rebuilding its nest when necessary. A species of bedbug Cimexhemipterus has been recorded from its nest in India. Dorsal view in India – displaying...
work. In November 2016 a media report noted that tropical bed bugs, Cimexhemipterus, which had been extirpated from the state during World War II, were...
narrower. Larvae have also been recorded to eat the eggs of the bed bug Cimexhemipterus, a species known as major vector for disease (eventually determined...
Hemiptera (/hɛˈmɪptərə/; from Ancient Greek hemipterus 'half-winged') is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species...
possibly lethal immune reaction. A female Cimex lectularius traumatically inseminated by a male C. hemipterus will swell up at the site of insemination...
"Potential for Insect Transmission of HIV: Experimental Exposure of Cimexhemipterus and Toxorhynchites amboinensis to Human Immunodeficiency Virus". The...
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