Rhodnius
Genus of true bugs
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Triatominae |
| Tribe: | Rhodniini |
| Genus: | Rhodnius Stål, 1859 |
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Species
- Rhodnius amazonicus Almeida, Santos & Sposina, 1973
- Rhodnius brethesi Matta, 1919 (Tc)
- Rhodnius colombiensis Moreno Mejía, Galvão & Jurberg, 1999[4]
- Rhodnius dalessandroi Carcavallo & Barreto, 1976
- Rhodnius domesticus Neiva & Pinto, 1923 (Tc)
- Rhodnius ecuadoriensis Lent & León, 1958 (Tc)
- Rhodnius milesi Carcavallo, Rocha, Galvão, Jurberg, 2001[5]
- Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Tc)
- Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954 (Tc)
- Rhodnius neivai Lent, 1953
- Rhodnius pallescens Barber, 1932 (Tc) (principal vector in Panama).
- Rhodnius paraensis Sherlock, Guitton & Miles, 1977 (Tc)
- Rhodnius pictipes Stål, 1872 (Tc)
- Rhodnius prolixus Stål, 1859 (Tc) (principal vector in Colombia and Venezuela, and in Guatemala, Honduras and some parts of Nicaragua and El Salvador).
- Rhodnius robustus Larrousse, 1927 (Tc)
- Rhodnius stali Lent, Jurberg & Galvão, 1993 (Tc)
Species marked with (Tc) are associated with Trypanosoma cruzi