The members of the Triatominae /traɪ.əˈtɒmɪniː/, a subfamily of the Reduviidae, are also known as conenose bugs, kissing bugs (so-called from their habit...
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non-predatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae, with a few species from South America noted for their ability to transmit...
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a blood-sucking bug (like virtually all the members of its subfamily Triatominae) and the most important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi which can lead to...
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Triatoma dominicana is an extinct species of assassin bug in the subfamily Triatominae, the kissing bugs known from early Miocene Burdigalian stage Dominican...
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of assassin bug in the subfamily Triatominae (kissing bugs). The members of Triatoma (like all members of Triatominae) are blood-sucking insects that can...
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metaxytaxa is a species of fossil insect belonging to the subfamily Triatominae (kissing bugs) of the family Reduviidae. Living kissing bugs are blood-sucking...
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also known as the eastern bloodsucking conenose, is an insect of the Triatominae subfamily, known as kissing bugs. It was first described by John Lawrence...
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Triatominae (the kissing bugs). It is the only genus of Triatomines restricted to the Old World within the mostly Neotropical subfamily Triatominae (a...
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family Pentatomidae. In Chile, it has been confused with kissing bugs (Triatominae), causing unjustified alarm. The average length is 16–20 millimetres...
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Panstrongylus megistus is a blood-drinking insect in the subfamily Triatominae. It is found in the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina...
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Poinar, G. (2005). "Triatoma dominicana sp. n. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), and Trypanosoma antiquus sp. n. (Stercoraria: Trypanosomatidae), the...
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allows a triatominae, a vector of the flagellate, to take a blood meal from the patient. The doctor later inspects the gut of the triatominae for growth...
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Chagas' disease vector in northeastern Brazil (hemiptera, reduviidae, triatominae)". Am J Trop Med Hyg. 67 (5): 516–20. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.516....
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Rhodnius is a genus of assassin bugs in the subfamily Triatominae (the kissing bugs), and is an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease. The...
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A., et al. (2012). The biology of three Mexican-American species of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Triatoma recurva, Triatoma protracta and Triatoma...
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(Hemiptera, Triatominae) en el estado brasileño de "Rio Grande do Sul"" [Finding of Triatoma platensis Neiva, 1913 (Hemiptera, Triatominae) in the Brazilian...
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stinging or biting insects such as Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps) or Triatominae (kissing bugs) may cause anaphylaxis in susceptible people. Previous...
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detail a previously-unknown infectious disease, its pathogen, vector (Triatominae), host, clinical manifestations, and epidemiology. Chagas was also the...
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Relationships of the Triatoma sordida subcomplex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)". Acta Tropica. 212. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105679. hdl:11449/202057...
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Panama and northern South America. Like other members of the subfamily Triatominae, Cavernicola species primarily feed on vertebrate blood. Like other members...
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by Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread mostly by insects in the subfamily Triatominae, known as "kissing bugs". The symptoms change throughout the infection...
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hills (300 to 1700 m above sea level). As all members of the subfamily Triatominae, T. nigromaculata is a blood-sucking bug and a potential vector of Chagas...
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Cervantesperedo, Fredy S. Mendoza-Palmero, and Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal. "The Triatominae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of Veracruz, Mexico: Geographic...
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Dipetalogaster, a genus of Triatominae, the kissing bugs, has only a single species, Dipetalogaster maxima (often misspelled as "maximus", e.g.), which...
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Microtriatoma is a genus of bugs that belongs to the subfamily Triatominae. This genus has two known species: M. borbai (Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Tc))...
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is a hematophagous insect, a Chagas disease vector, included in the Triatominae group. It occurs in the north of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, and is found...
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Parabelminus is a genus of bugs in the subfamily Triatominae. The species of this genus could be found in Brazil, specially in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia...
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Alberproseniini Martínez & Carcavallo, 1977 belongs to the subfamily Triatominae and only has one genus, Alberprosenia Martínez & Carcavallo, 1977, with...
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(2002). "Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1843) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) II: Trophic resources and ecological observations of five populations...
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prolixus. This is also the case for other sylvatic triatomine species (Triatominae) that are experiencing similar ecological pressures originating from...
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