Cimex

See also: cimex

Translingual

Cimex lectularius

Etymology

From Latin cimex (“bug”).

Proper noun

Cimex m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cimicidae – comprising the common bedbug and a few related insects.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Heteroptera - suborder; Cimicomorpha - infraorder; Cimicoidea - superfamily; Cimicidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cimex lectularius - type species; Cimex columbarius, Cimex dissimilis, Cimex emarginatus, Cimex pipistrelli - selected other species

Derived terms

• Afrocimex
• Bucimex
• Caminicimex
• Cimexopsis
• Cimicidae
• Cimicinae
• Cimicoidea
• Cimicomorpha
• Crassicimex
• Hesperocimex
• Latrocimex
• Leptocimex
• Paracimex
• Primicimex
• Propicimex
• Psitticimex
• Stricticimex

Further reading

• Cimex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cimex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cimex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cimex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cimex at Encyclopedia of Life
• Cimex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cimex at AnimalBase