Bed Bug Genus And Species

Oldest remains of insects from bed bug genus found in Oregon.

Bed bug genus and species. Sometimes it looks purple or even brown. Tufted Puffin Fratercula corniculata. Hemipterus are obligate blood-sucking insects belonging to the Cimicidae family which feed on human blood 1 2.

Bed bugs are red-brown blood-sucking nocturnal insects that are 35 mm in size. However as of the first decade of the 21 st century bed bugs are back and winning. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are the two bed bug species that are known to parasitize humans widely believed to have adapted to that.

They are wingless with flattened oval bodies and three pairs of legs Fig. Both species are similar in appearance and behavior and hide away. It is more reddish in color just after a blood feeding.

Bed bug infestations have been reported from all over the US and Europe and California is no exception. Again as we pointed out only a few of these bed bug species feed on human blood. Genus Phapitreron brown dove.

The insects that are commonly referred to as bed bugs belong to the Cimex genus of insect. Aedes albopictus a particularly invasive species was recently spread to the New World including the United States by the used-tire trade. Lectularius describes the common or temperate bed bug and hemipterus its tropical cousin.

In fact there are over 90 different types of the Cimex genus worldwide and there are two different types of bed bugs you should know about. They are only 4mm to 6mm in length and can be difficult to spot on dark bedding or mattresses. The most common species to parasitize humans is Cimex lectularius.