Psammolestes
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| Psammolestes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Triatominae |
| Tribe: | Rhodniini |
| Genus: | Psammolestes Bergroth, 1911 |
| Species | |
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The genus Psammolestes belongs to the subfamily Triatominae. It can be found in the nests of various birds, mainly in the family Furnariidae.[1]
3 species:
- Psammolestes arthuri (Pinto, 1926) (Tc)
- Psammolestes coreodes Bergroth, 1911
- Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Tc)
(Tc) means associated with Trypanosoma cruzi
