Phylogenetic analyses of bat-associated bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae: Cimicinae and Cacodminae) indicate two new species close to Cimex lectularius

Phylogenetic analyses of bat-associated bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae: Cimicinae and Cacodminae) indicate two new species close to Cimex lectularius

Abstract Background Bats are regarded as the primary (ancestral) hosts of bugs of the family Cimicidae. The historically and economically most important species in the family is the common bedbug (Cimex lectularius), because of its worldwide occurrence and association with humans. This molecular-phy...

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Main Authors: Sándor Hornok, Krisztina Szőke, Sándor A. Boldogh, Attila D. Sándor, Jenő Kontschán, Vuong Tan Tu, Ali Halajian, Nóra Takács, Tamás Görföl, Péter Estók
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1
cox1
Internal transcribed spacer 2
ITS2
Cacodmus
Cimex pipistrelli
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2376-1

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