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Phylogenetic analyses of bat-associated bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae: Cimicinae and Cacodminae) indicate two new species close to Cimex lectularius.
Parasites & vectors - 21 Sept 2017
Hornok Sándor, Szőke Krisztina, Boldogh Sándor A, Sándor Attila D, Kontschán Jenő, Tu Vuong Tan, Halajian Ali, Takács Nóra, Görföl Tamás, Estók Péter
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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-phylogenetic study was initiated in order to expand the knowledge on the phylogeny of cimicid bugs of bats, by investigating...
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