Bat bug

Bat bug
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Cimex pilosellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Cimicidae Kirkaldy, 1909
Genera & Species
Genus Cimex Cimex lectularius Cimex hemipterus (C. rotundatus) Cimex pilosellus Cimex pipistrella Genus Leptocimex Leptocimex boueti Genus Haematosiphon Haematosiphon inodora Genus Oeciacus Oeciacus hirudinis Oeciacus vicarius

Bat bugs are blood-sucking insects of the family Cimicidae that are closely related to the bedbug. They are so-named because they feed primarily on the blood of bats, although they will bite humans if necessary. Bat bugs are so similar to bedbugs that they are often mistaken; microscopic examination is needed to distinguish them [1].