Cimex lectularius

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q940337
Cimex lectularius
Content Providers(s): CDC/ Harvard University, Dr. Gary Alpert; Dr. Harold Harlan; Richard Pollack. Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Cimex lectularius

Summary

Cimex lectularius is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month, #1,199 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cimex lectularius's image is recorded as Bed bug, Cimex lectularius.jpg[3].
  • Cimex lectularius's image is recorded as 202404 Bed bug.svg[4].
  • Cimex lectularius's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Cimex lectularius's taxon rank is recorded as species[6].
  • Cimex lectularius's parent taxon is recorded as Cimex[7].
  • Cimex lectularius's taxon name is recorded as Cimex lectularius[8].
  • Cimex lectularius's GND ID is recorded as 4145092-9[9].
  • Cimex lectularius's part of is recorded as bed bug[10].
  • Cimex lectularius's Commons category is recorded as Cimex lectularius[11].
  • Cimex lectularius's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Spotless Mind1988-بق فراشي.wav[12].
  • Cimex lectularius's said to be the same as is recorded as bed bug[13].
  • Cimex lectularius's UNII is recorded as W66P4K3SGW[14].
  • Cimex lectularius's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 79782[15].
  • Cimex lectularius's ITIS TSN is recorded as 107058[16].
  • Cimex lectularius's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 610210[17].
  • Cimex lectularius's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 72363[18].
  • Cimex lectularius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2021062[19].
  • Cimex lectularius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bed bug[20].
  • Cimex lectularius's Commons gallery is recorded as Cimex lectularius[21].
  • Cimex lectularius's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 595.754[22].
  • Cimex lectularius's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[23].
  • Cimex lectularius's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/Cimex-lectularius[24].
  • Cimex lectularius's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/bedbug[25].
  • Cimex lectularius's Patientplus ID is recorded as bedbugs[26].
  • Cimex lectularius's ZooBank ID for name or act is recorded as DA4C5072-A23E-447B-9C1D-5E72309333F6[27].

Why It Matters

Cimex lectularius ranks in the top 0.61% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month, #1,199 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . lingualibre.fr. lingualibre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BioLib. Retrieved . biolib.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . patient.co.uk. patient.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ZooBank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Cimex lectularius. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cimex-lectularius
MLA “Cimex lectularius.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cimex-lectularius.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cimex-lectularius_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cimex lectularius}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cimex-lectularius}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Cimex lectularius — https://4ort.xyz/entity/cimex-lectularius (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cimex-lectularius · Last refreshed: