Latrocimicinae completes the phylogeny of Cimicidae: meeting old morphologic data rather than modern host phylogeny
Abstract The family Cimicidae includes obligate hematophagous ectoparasites (bed bugs and their relatives) with high veterinary/medical importance. The evolutionary relationships of Cimicidae and their hosts have recently been reported in a phylogenetic context, but in the relevant study, one of the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04932-x |