First records of the tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) from Russia
D.A. Gapon
Abstract. The tropical bedbug Cimex hemipterus (Fabricius, 1803) was found for the first time in Russia: in many districts of Moscow in 2015–16, in four districts of St Petersburg, in Moscow Prov., Smolensk and Saransk in 2016. Unusual activity during daytime in autumn was characteristic of individuals of this species in different places of St Petersburg. C. lectularius Linnaeus, 1758 was absent in St Petersburg and Moscow in places where C. hemipterus was found, and apparently the former species is displaced by the latter. In all localities, C. hemipterus is resistant to insecticides used for controlling C. lectularius. It may be expected that C. hemipterus will overwinter successfully in heated facilities in Russia and spread to other regions where it can displace C. lectularius.
Key words: Russia, Moscow, St Petersburg, Smolensk, Saransk, tropical bed bug, Cimicidae, Cimex hemipterus, new records
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2016, 25(2): 239–242 ▪ Published in print 27 December 2016
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2016.25.2.239 ▪ Open full article 
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