The first record of the tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Iran

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

مقاله 5، دوره 15، شماره 1، بهمن 2019   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.v15i1.80269

نویسندگان

Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni^{* 1}؛ Godwin Nutifafa²؛ Javad Khedri³

¹Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Guilan-Iran

²University-New Zealand

³Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

چکیده

Bed bugs are regarded as one of the most important pests in human societies. Cimex hemipterus (Fabricius) is a parasite of humans and bats across tropical areas of the world. In the present study, the nymph and adult specimens were collected from residential buildings in central and western parts of Iran. Samples were identified using a diagnostic key at the species level and confirmed by molecular studies. Phylogenetic analysis using COI gene was also carried out. This study is the first report to have confirmed the presence of C. hemipterus in Iran.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Cimex hemipterus؛ Bed bugs؛ phylogenetic tree؛ COI