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Panstrongylus
The Genus ''Panstrongylus'' Berg, 1879 belongs to the subfamily Triatominae. Species *''Panstrongylus chinai'' (Del Ponte, 1929) (Tc) *''Panstrongylus diasi'' Pinto & Lent, 1946 *'' Panstrongylus geniculatus'' (Latreille 1811) (Tc) *''Panstrongylus guentheri'' Berg, 1879 (Tc) *''Panstrongylus howardi'' (Neiva, 1911) (Tc) *''Panstrongylus humeralis'' (Usinger, 1939) (Tc) *''Panstrongylus lenti'' Galvão & Palma, 1968 *''Panstrongylus lignarius'' (Walker, 1873) (Tc) *''Panstrongylus lutzi'' (Neiva & Pinto, 1923b) (Tc) *''Panstrongylus megistus'' (Burmeister, 1835) (Tc) *''Panstrongylus mitarakaensis'' (Bérenger & Blanchet, 2007) *''Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus'' (Champion, 1899) (Tc) *''Panstrongylus tupynambai'' Lent, 1942 (Tc) (Tc) means associated with ''Trypanosoma cruzi ''Trypanosoma cruzi'' is a species of parasitic euglenoids. Among the protozoa, the trypanosomes characteristically bore tissue in another organism and feed on blood (primarily) and also lymph. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panstrongylus Geniculatus
''Panstrogylus geniculatus'' is a blood-sucking sylvatic insect noted as a putative vector of minor importance in the transmission of ''Trypanosoma cruzi'' to humans; this is a parasite, which causes Chagas disease. The insect is described as sylvatic; subsisting primarily in humid forests, and is also known to inhabit vertebrate nesting places such as those of the armadillo (''dasypus novemcinctus'' or ''dasypus''), and is also involved in enzootic transmission of ''T. cruzi'' to those species. It has wide distribution throughout 16 Latin American countries. There have been few scientific studies of this particular species because of the low number of collected specimens and difficulties in rearing and maintaining populations in the laboratory. However, currently ''P. geniculatus'' is receiving attention as a potential vector of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) due to reports of this species invading the domestic and peridomestic habitats over a vast area: Venezuela, Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panstrongylus Megistus
''Panstrongylus megistus'' is a blood-drinking insect in the subfamily Triatominae. It is found in the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, and is an important vector of ''Trypanosoma cruzi'' (the causative agent of Chagas disease), particularly in Brazil. Besides humans, ''P. megistus'' is known to feed on birds, rodents, horses, dogs, opossums and bats. ''P. megistus'' is frequently found in domestic dwellings in Brazil, while in other countries it is largely a wild species. Within Brazil, ''P. megistus's'' range stretches from the northeast to the south of the country, corresponding roughly with the Atlantic Forest region, though the species also occupies parts of the caatinga and cerrado ecoregions. The states of Bahia and Minas Gerais have the highest populations of ''P. megistus'' in Brazil. In southern parts of the country, domestic colonization is rare. The species was described in 1835 by Hermann Burmeister, who termed it ''Conorhinus megistus''. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triatominae
The members of the Triatominae , a subfamily of the Reduviidae, are also known as conenose bugs, kissing bugs (so-called from their habit of feeding from around the mouths of people), or vampire bugs. Other local names for them used in The Americas include ''barbeiros'', ''vinchucas'', ''pitos'', ''chipos'' and ''chinches''. Most of the 130 or more species of this subfamily feed on vertebrate blood; a very few species feed on invertebrates. They are mainly found and widespread in the Americas, with a few species present in Asia and Africa. These bugs usually share shelter with nesting vertebrates, from which they suck blood. In areas where Chagas disease occurs (from the southern United States to northern Argentina), all triatomine species are potential vectors of the Chagas disease parasite ''Trypanosoma cruzi'', but only those species that are well adapted to living with humans (such as ''Triatoma infestans'' and ''Rhodnius prolixus'') are considered important vectors. Also, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trypanosoma Cruzi
''Trypanosoma cruzi'' is a species of parasitic euglenoids. Among the protozoa, the trypanosomes characteristically bore tissue in another organism and feed on blood (primarily) and also lymph. This behaviour causes disease or the likelihood of disease that varies with the organism: Chagas disease in humans, dourine and surra in horses, and a brucellosis-like disease in cattle. Parasites need a host body and the haematophagous insect triatomine (descriptions "assassin bug", "cone-nose bug", and "kissing bug") is the major vector in accord with a mechanism of infection. The triatomine likes the nests of vertebrate animals for shelter, where it bites and sucks blood for food. Individual triatomines infected with protozoa from other contact with animals transmit trypanosomes when the triatomine deposits its faeces on the host's skin surface and then bites. Penetration of the infected faeces is further facilitated by the scratching of the bite area by the human or animal host. Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |