Cimex lectularius Linnaeus 1758
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Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758
Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758: 441; Cimex improvisus Reuter, 1882: 307; Acanthia pipistrelli Bowhill, 1906: 246 (non Jenyns, 1839); Cimex vespertilionis Poppius, 1912: 56; Clinocoris peristerae Rotschild, 1912: 87; Cimex roubali Hoberlandt, 1942: 130.
Distribution in Iran. Mazandaran (Motevalli Haghi et al. 2014; Zorrilla-Vaca et al. 2015), Tehran (Hoberlandt 1954), Zanjan (Askari et al. 2009, on lucerne), generally distributed (Lindberg 1938; Safavi 1986; Modarres Awal 1997; Balvín et al. 2012).
General distribution. Cosmopolitan (Péricart 1972; Aukema & Rieger 1996); though Péricart (1996) does not mention the species in the Arabian Peninsula, but Walker & Pittaway (1987) do.
Comments. Cimex lectularius is a parasite of bats and humans (Safavi 1986; Modarres Awal 1997) and more rarely it has been cited on chickens, other mammals and birds (Péricart 1972). Recently, French newspapers announced the “invasion” of Paris region by bed bugs originated of the United States, forgetting that North America had been, itself, polluted by bugs brought by European immigrants.
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- Scientific name authorship
- Linnaeus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Cimicidae
- Genus
- Cimex
- Species
- lectularius
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- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758 sec. Ghahari, Moulet & Ostovan, 2016
References
- Motevalli Haghi, S. F., Behbodi, M., Hajati, H. & Malekzadeh Shafaroudi, M. (2014) Prevalence of bed bug (Cimex lectularius) in human settlement area of Bahnamir, Iran. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 4 (1), 670 - 673. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1016 / s 2222 - 1808 (14) 60727 - 1
- Zorrilla-Vaca, A., Silva-Medina, M. M. & Escandon-Vargas, K. (2015) Bedbugs, Cimex spp.: their current world resurgence and healthcare impact. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, 5 (5), 342 - 352. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1016 / S 2222 - 1808 (14) 60795 - 7
- Hoberlandt, L. (1954) Hemiptera Heteroptera from Iran. I. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 29, 121 - 147.
- Askari, O., Farshbaf-Pourabad, R. & Khaganinia, S. (2009) Faunistic study of Heteroptera of Zanjanroud region in Zanjan province of Iran. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 4 (2), 560 - 563.
- Lindberg, H. (1938) Einige Heteropterenfunde aus Nord-Persien. Beschreibung einer neuen Art, Eurydema persicum. Notulae Entomologicae, 18, 88 - 91.
- Safavi, M. (1986) Contribution a la connaissance des Hemipteres-Heteropteres de 1 ' Iran. XII. Cimicidae Latreille, 1804. Journal of the Entomological Society of Iran, 8 (1 & 2), 6, 27 - 29.
- Modarres Awal, M. (1997) Cimicidae, p. 170. In: Modarres Awal, M. (Ed.), List of agricultural pests and their natural enemies in Iran. Ferdowsi University Press, 429 pp.
- Pericart, J. (1972) Hemipteres Anthocoridae, Cimicidae, Microphysidae de l'Ouest-Palearctique. Faune de l'Europe et du Bassin Mediterraneen. Vol. 7. Masson et Cie Editeurs, Paris, 402 pp.
- Pericart, J. (1996) Family Cimicidae Latreille, 1802 - bed-bugs, pp. 141 - 144. In: Aukema, B. & Rieger, Ch. (Eds.), Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region. Vol. 2, Pentatomomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society, Amsterdam, xiv + 360 pp.
- Walker, D. H. & Pittaway, A. R. (1987) Insects of Eastern Arabia. MacMillan, London, xvi + 175 pp.