Rhodnius

Rhodnius
Rhodnius prolixus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Triatominae
Genus: Rhodnius
Stål, 1859
Species
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Rhodnius is a genus of assassin bugs in the subfamily Triatominae (the kissing bugs),[1] and is an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease.[2] The Rhodnius species were important models for Sir Vincent Wigglesworth's studies of insect physiology, specifically growth and development.[3]

Species

Species marked with (Tc) are associated with Trypanosoma cruzi

Rhodnius prolixus

References

  1. Ribes, Eva; Goula, Marta and JeremÍas, Xavier (2008). "Assassin Bugs, Kissing Bugs and Others (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". In Capinera, John L.; et al. Encyclopedia of Entomology 1. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 311319. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_10368. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
  2. Lent, Herman and Wygodzinsky, Pedro (1979). "Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), and their significance as vectors of Chagas' disease. Revisión de los Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) y su significado como vectores del mal de Chagas". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 163: 123520. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2012.
  3. Sadava, David E.; Heller, H. Craig; Orians, Gordon H. and Purves, William K. (2008). "Chapter 41: Animal Hormones". Life: The Science of Biology (eighth ed.). Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates (Macmillan). pp. 874895, page 876. ISBN 978-0-7167-7671-0.
  4. Mejia, J. M.; Galvão, C. and Jurberg, J. (1999). "Rhodnius colombiensis sp. n. da Colômbia, com quadros comparativos entre estruturas fálicas do gênero Rhodnius Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)". Entomologia y Vectores (in Spanish) 6: 601617.
  5. Valente, V. C.; Valente, S. A. S.; Carcavallo, R. U.; Rocha, D. S.; Galvão, C. and Jurberg, J. (2001). "Considerações sobre uma nova espécie do gênero Rhodnius Stål, do estado do Pará, Brasil (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)". Entomologia y Vectores (in Spanish) 8 (1): 6580.

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