Rhodnius nasutus

Rhodnius nasutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera.
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Triatominae
Genus: Rhodnius
Species: R. nasutus
Binomial name
Rhodnius nasutus
Stål, 1859

Rhodnius nasutus is a Chagas disease vector native to the northeast of Brazil. It is primarily associated with the Copernicia prunifera palm tree (Carnauba). In 2006 and 2007, the species was documented to use Licania rigida trees (Oiticica) in suburban areas of Jaguaruana, Ceará.[1]

References

  1. M. M. Lima and O. Sarquis. "Is Rhodnius nasutus (Hemiptera; Reduviidae) changing its habitat as a consequence of human activity?". Parasitology Research:Volume 102, Number 4 / March, 2008.
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