| Triatoma neotomae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Triatoma |
| Species: | T. neotomae |
| Binomial name | |
| Triatoma neotomae Neiva, 1911 | |
Triatoma neotomae is a species of kissing bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Triatoma protracta is a species of bugs in the family Reduviidae. It is known commonly as the western bloodsucking conenose. It is distributed in the western United States and Mexico.
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera. Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main examples of nonpredatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae. Though spectacular exceptions are known, most members of the family are fairly easily recognizable; they have a relatively narrow neck, sturdy build, and formidable curved proboscis. Large specimens should be handled with caution, if at all, because they sometimes defend themselves with a very painful stab from the proboscis.
The members of the Triatominae, a subfamily of the Reduviidae, are also known as conenose bugs, kissing bugs, or vampire bugs. Other local names for them used in Latin America include barbeiros, vinchucas, pitos, chipos and chinches. Most of the 130 or more species of this subfamily feed on vertebrate blood; a very few species feed on other invertebrates. They are mainly found and widespread in the Americas, with a few species present in Asia, Africa, and Australia. These bugs usually share shelter with nesting vertebrates, from which they suck blood. In areas where Chagas disease occurs, all triatomine species are potential vectors of the Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, but only those species that are well adapted to living with humans are considered important vectors. Proteins released from their bites have been known to induce anaphylaxis in sensitive and sensitized individuals.
Triatoma is a genus of assassin bug in the subfamily Triatominae. The members of Triatoma are blood-sucking insects that can transmit serious diseases, such as Chagas disease. Their saliva may also trigger allergic reactions in sensitive individuals, up to and including severe anaphylactic shock.
Triatoma brasiliensis is now considered the most important Chagas disease vector in the semiarid areas of northeastern Brazil. T. brasiliensis occurs in 12 Brazilian states, including Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, and Paraíba.
Triatoma dominicana is an extinct species of assassin bug in the subfamily Triatominae, the kissing bugs known from early Miocene Burdigalian stage Dominican amber deposits on the island of Hispaniola.
Triatoma platensis is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in South America.
Triatoma indictiva is an arthropod in the assassin bug family of Reduviidae, and is an important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is the protozoan that causes Chagas Disease, which affects approximately eight million people a year in the western hemisphere alone. Triatoma indictiva is found in Mexico and throughout the southern United States, including Arizona and Texas.
Triatoma lecticularia is a species of kissing bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Triatoma recurva is a species of kissing bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Melanolestes picipes, known generally as the black corsair or black May beetle-eater, is a species of corsair in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America.
Pseudosaica florida is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America.
Pseudosaica is a genus of assassin bugs in the family Reduviidae. There are at least two described species in Pseudosaica.
Oncocephalus nubilus is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Reduvius senilis is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Pselliopus spinicollis is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Phymata pennsylvanica, known generally as the Pennsylvania ambush bug or Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. It is known to prey on a common hoverfly, Syritta pipiens.
Triatoma rubida is a species of kissing bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Sinea complexa is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America.
Macrocephalus dorannae is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America.
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