''Parabelminus'' is a genus of bugs in the subfamily
Triatominae. The species of this genus could be found in Brazil, specially in
Rio de Janeiro and
Bahia. It is a vector of
Chagas disease
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by ''Trypanosoma cruzi''. It is spread mostly by insects in the subfamily ''Triatominae'', known as "kissing bugs". The symptoms change over the cou ...
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Species
This genus has two known
species:
* ''P. carioca''
Lent, 1943 (Tc)
* ''P. yurupucu''
Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979
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(Tc) means associated with ''
Trypanosoma cruzi''
References
Reduviidae
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