Rhodnius

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

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]

  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.