Cimex lectularius
species of insect
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Summary
Cimex lectularius is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,937 views/month, #1,199 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Cimex[4]
- Taxon name: Cimex lectularius[5]
- Part of: bed bug[6]
- Commons category: Cimex lectularius[7]
- Said to be the same as: bed bug[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bed bug[9]
- Commons gallery: Cimex lectularius[10]
- Described by source: The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11]
- Short name: C. lectularius[12]
- Taxon common name: Common Bed Bug[13], 溫帶床蝨[14], lutikka[15], veggedyr[16], chincha les cames[17], posteljna stenica[18], 빈대[19]
- Different from: Pluskwa[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[22]
- Taxon author citation: Linnaeus, 1758[23]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://metazoa.ensembl.org/Cimex_lectularius[24]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[25]
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Identifiers
Cimex lectularius's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 69658[26]. Cimex lectularius's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 79782[27]. Cimex lectularius's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 610210[28]. Cimex lectularius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2021062[29]. Cimex lectularius's ITIS TSN is recorded as 107058[30].
Why It Matters
Cimex lectularius has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]