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Cimicomorph Bugs
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Cimicomorph Bugs

Cimicomorpha

The Cimicomorpha are an infraorder of insects in the order Hemiptera, the true bugs. The rostrum and other morphology of all members apparently is adapted to feeding on animals as their prey or hosts. Members include bed bugs, bat bugs, assassin bugs, and pirate bugs.

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7 branches of this group, most-observed first

Miroidea

superfamilyMiroidea

Reduvioidea

superfamilyReduvioidea

Naboidea

superfamilyNaboidea

Cimicoidea

superfamilyCimicoidea

Microphysoidea

superfamilyMicrophysoidea

Velocipedoidea

superfamilyVelocipedoidea

Joppeicoidea

superfamilyJoppeicoidea

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