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Cimex adjunctus
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<p><i>Cimex adjunctus</i>, is an ectoparasite found in a wide range of North America. Like other insects in the genus <i>Cimex</i>, <i>C. adjunctus</i> is a temporary parasite that eats blood. Temporary, meaning that they do not linger on their hosts between meals. <i>C. adjunctus</i> feed off of many insectivorous bat species. On more than one occasion, these insects have been found on the wings of <i>Eptesicus fuscus</i> (big brown bat). </p>