Cimicoidea
Cimicoidea
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Cimicomorpha
- Superfamily: Cimicoidea
Pronunciation
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Summary
Cimicoidea is a superfamily of insects within the infraorder Cimicomorpha, which includes bedbugs and several related families. There are a total of six families within this superfamily, with more than two-thirds of the species belonging to the family Anthocoridae. They are also known to be readily spread via human activity, particularly species such as the bat bugs from the family Polyctenidae.
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Tags
- Cimicoidea
- Cimicomorpha
- insects
- hemiptera
- bedbugs
- Polyctenidae