Superfamily
Reduvioidea
Zelus tetracanthus. Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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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