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Family Cimicidae - Bed Bugs

Cimicinae · Haematosiphoninae · Primicimex

Subfamily Cimicinae
Swallow bug, Oeciacus vicarius - Oeciacus vicarius Cimex lectularius parasites on bat - Cimex pilosellus Batbugs? - Cimex pilosellus Is this bug parasitic? - Cimex lectularius Cimex lectularius? - Cimex lectularius Cimex lectularius? - Cimex lectularius Cimex lectularius

Subfamily Haematosiphoninae
Insect in bird cage - Hesperocimex coloradensis Insect in bird cage - Hesperocimex coloradensis chimney swift bug - Cimexopsis nyctalis Chimney Swift Bug? - Cimexopsis nyctalis Chimney Swift Bug? - Cimexopsis nyctalis Chimney Swift Bug? - Cimexopsis nyctalis Chimney Swift Bug? - Cimexopsis nyctalis Chimney swift bug? - Cimexopsis nyctalis

Genus Primicimex
Primicimex cavernis


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