Arachnids

Cimex hemipterus. Adult female, dorsal view (unstained, high power). Bedbugs belong to the family Cimicidae and hide in dark crevices in living quarters during the daytime. Larval and adult stages must take blood meals every few days, generally at night and early hours of the morning. Adults measure approximately 5 mm long by 3 mm broad, and are shiny, mahogany brown in color. The body is flattened dorsoventrally and covered with many hairlike spines. Unlike many true bugs (Hemiptera), they lack wings.