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).

Oeciacus vicarius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Cimicidae
Genus: Oeciacus
Species:
O. vicarius
Binomial name
Oeciacus vicarius
Horváth, 1912

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oeciacus vicarius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ^ "Oeciacus vicarius species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. ^ "Oeciacus vicarius". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ^ "Oeciacus vicarius Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.

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