Rhodnius

Rhodnius
Rhodnius prolixus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Triatominae
Tribe: Rhodniini
Genus: Rhodnius
Stål, 1859
Species

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Rhodnius prolixus

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 Rhodnius species were important models for Sir Vincent Wigglesworth's studies of insect physiology, specifically growth and development.

Species

Species marked with (Tc) are associated with Trypanosoma cruzi

References

  1. ↑ Ribes, Eva; Goula, Marta & JeremÍas, Xavier (2008). "Assassin Bugs, Kissing Bugs and Others (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)". In Capinera, John L.; et al. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Vol. 1. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 311–319. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_10368. ISBN 978-1-4020-6242-1.
  2. ↑ Lent, Herman & 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: 123–520. hdl:2246/1282. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Sadava, David E.; Heller, H. Craig; Orians, Gordon H. & Purves, William K. (2008). "Chapter 41: Animal Hormones". Life: The Science of Biology (eighth ed.). Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates (Macmillan). pp. 874–895, page 876. ISBN 978-0-7167-7671-0.
  4. ↑ Mejia, J. M.; Galvão, C. & 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: 601–617.
  5. ↑ Valente, V. C.; Valente, S. A. S.; Carcavallo, R. U.; Rocha, D. S.; Galvão, C. & 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): 65–80.