Parasitic bugs of the family CIMICIDAE. Female bed bugs lay eggs in a sheltered locations such as in mattress seams. Adults and nymphal instars of Cimex feed on warm-blooded hosts. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are implicated in human infestations.

Synonyms: Bed Bug, txid30079, Cimex hemipterus, Bedbugs, txid79782, Bed Bugs, Cimex lectularius, Cimex, txid757355, Bedbug