Biology:Oeciacus vicarius
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Short description: Species of true bug
Oeciacus vicarius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Cimicidae |
Genus: | Oeciacus |
Species: | O. vicarius
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Binomial name | |
Oeciacus vicarius Horváth, 1912
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Oeciacus vicarius, known generally as the American swallow bug or cliff swallow bug, is a species of bed bug in the family Cimicidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1] The bug is a blood-feeding ectoparasite of the colonially nesting American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) and vector of Buggy Creek Virus (family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oeciacus vicarius Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=107068. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ↑ "Oeciacus vicarius species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/e58d115466c2d2fb9384690947d00cbc. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ↑ "Oeciacus vicarius". https://www.gbif.org/species/2021055. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ↑ "Oeciacus vicarius Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/252673. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
Further reading
- Péricart, J.; Golub, V. B. (1996). Catalogue of the Heteroptera of the Palaearctic Region, Vol. 2: Cimicomorpha I. The Netherlands Entomological Society. ISBN 978-90-71912-15-3.
- Moore, Amy T.; Edwards, Eric A.; Bromberger Brown, Mary; Komar, Nicholas et al. (2007). "Ecological correlates of Buggy Creek Virus infection in Oeciacus vicarius, Southwestern Nebraska, 2004". Journal of Medical Entomology 44 (1): 42–49. doi:10.1093/jmedent/41.5.42. ISSN 0022-2585. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1579&context=natrespapers.
Wikidata ☰ Q10607607 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oeciacus vicarius.
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