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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    subcomplex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). Acta Tropica. 212: 1-10. Mello, D. A. (1976). Biology of Triatominae (Reduviidae Hemiptera) from North...
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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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    Poinar, G. (2005). "Triatoma dominicana sp. n. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), and Trypanosoma antiquus sp. n. (Stercoraria: Trypanosomatidae), the...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • Head louse Siphonaptera (fleas) Tabanidae (horse flies) Tantulocarida Triatominae Pea crab Sacculina Hirudinea (some leeches) Monogeneans are flatworms...
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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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  • 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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  • Retrieved 2019-09-23. Lent, H.; Wygodzinsky, P. (1979). "Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), and their significance as vectors of Chagas'...
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    Mepraia is a genus in the subfamily Triatominae, endemic in Chile, and vectors of Chagas disease. Mepraia eratyrusiformis (Del Ponte, 1929) Mepraia gajardoi...
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  • scratches from infected cats Chagas disease Trypanosoma cruzi armadillos, Triatominae (kissing bug) Contact of mucosae or wounds with feces of kissing bugs...
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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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    by Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread mostly by insects in the subfamily Triatominae, known as "kissing bugs". The symptoms change over the course of the...
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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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    The Genus Panstrongylus Berg, 1879 belongs to the subfamily Triatominae. It is found in South America. Panstrongylus chinai (Del Ponte, 1929) (Tc) Panstrongylus...
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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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    2005). "Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1843) (Hemiptera - Reduviidae - Triatominae) IV: bionomic aspects on the vector capacity of nymphs". Memórias do...
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    trypanosomes passed to the recipient in the feces of insects from the subfamily Triatominae (most importantly Triatoma infestans). This group includes Trypanosoma...
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    Abad-Franch, Fernando (2018). "Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography of the Triatominae, Vectors of Chagas Disease". Advances in Parasitology. Vol. 99. pp. 265–344...
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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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    detail a previously-unknown infectious disease, its pathogen, vector (Triatominae), host, clinical manifestations, and epidemiology. Chagas was also the...
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