Rhodnius

Rhodnius
	Rhodnius prolixus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Reduviidae
Subfamily:	Triatominae
Tribe:	Rhodniini
Genus:	Rhodnius; Stål, 1859
Species
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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]

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

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

Summary of Rhodnius species from metapathogen.com

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[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.

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