Polyctenidae
Polyctenidae
[‚päl·ək′ten·ə‚dē] (invertebrate zoology)
A family of hemipteran insects in the superfamily Cimicoidea; the individuals are bat ectoparasites which resemble bedbugs but lack eyes and have ctenidia and strong claws.
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