Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Hemiptera: Cimicidae

San Diego County, CA. 05-13-09. Photos Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu). Contact for originals.

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This species is distinguished from the Bat Bug Cimex adjunctus by the fringe hairs on the pronotum, which are as long or longer than the width of the eye in the bat bug, but shorter in the bed bug.