Microtriatoma
Appearance
Microtriatoma | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Reduviidae |
Subfamily: | Triatominae |
Tribe: | Bolboderini |
Genus: | Microtriatoma (Prosen & Martínez, 1952) |
Species | |
See text. |
Microtriatoma is a genus of bugs that belongs to the subfamily Triatominae.[1][2]
Species
[edit]This genus has two known species:
- M. borbai (Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Tc))
- M. trinidadensis (Lent, 1951)
(Tc) means associated with Trypanosoma cruzi
References
[edit]- ^ R.u, Carcavallo; P, Barreto; A, Martinez (1976). "The genus Microtriatoma Prosen y Martinez, 1952 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)". Boletin de la Direccion de Mariologia y Saneamiento Ambiental (in Spanish).
- ^ Lent, Hernan; Wygodzinsky, Pablo W. (1979). «Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), and their significance as vectors of Chagas' disease». Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 163: 1-520. Consultado el 2 de abril de 2023.