''Rhodnius'' is a genus of assassin bugs in the subfamily Triatominae (the kissing bugs), and is an important vector in the spread 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 ...

. The ''Rhodnius'' species were important models for Sir Vincent Wigglesworth's studies of insect physiology, specifically growth and development.

Species

*''Rhodnius amazonicus'' Almeida, Santos & Sposina, 1973 *''Rhodnius brethesi'' Matta, 1919 (Tc) *''Rhodnius colombiensis'' Moreno Mejía, Galvão & Jurberg, 1999 *''Rhodnius dalessandroi'' Carcavallo & Barreto, 1976 *''Rhodnius domesticus'' Neiva & Pinto, 1923 (Tc) *''Rhodnius ecuadoriensis'' Lent & León, 1958 (Tc) *''Rhodnius milesi'' Carcavallo, Rocha, Galvão, Jurberg, 2001 *''

Rhodnius nasutus ''Rhodnius nasutus'' ''Rhodnius nasutus'' is a Chagas disease vector native to the northeast of Brazil. It belongs to the family Reduviidae and subfamily Triatominae, which are commonly known as kissing bugs or assassin bugs. They are considere ...

'' Stål, 1859 (Tc) *''

Rhodnius neglectus ''Rhodnius'' is a genus of assassin bugs in the subfamily Triatominae (the kissing bugs), and is an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease. The ''Rhodnius'' species were important models for Sir Vincent Wigglesworth's studies of insec ...

'' Lent, 1954 (Tc) *''Rhodnius neivai'' Lent, 1953 *''

Rhodnius pallescens ''Rhodnius pallescens'' is a species of insect from the genus ''Rhodnius ''Rhodnius'' is a genus of assassin bugs in the subfamily Triatominae (the kissing bugs), and is an important vector in the spread of Chagas disease. The ''Rhodnius'' sp ...

'' Barber, 1932 (Tc) (principal vector in Panama). *''Rhodnius paraensis'' Sherlock, Guitton & Miles, 1977 (Tc) *''Rhodnius pictipes'' Stål, 1872 (Tc) *''

Rhodnius prolixus ''Rhodnius prolixus'' is the principal triatomine vector of the Chagas parasite due to both its sylvatic and domestic populations in northern South America as well as to its exclusively domestic populations in Central America. It has a wide ran ...

'' Stål, 1859 (Tc) (principal vector in

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and Venezuela, and in

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and some parts of Nicaragua and

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). *''Rhodnius robustus'' Larrousse, 1927 (Tc) *''Rhodnius stali'' Lent, Jurberg & Galvão, 1993 (Tc) Species marked with (Tc) are associated with '' Trypanosoma cruzi''

References

External links

Summary of ''Rhodnius'' species from metapathogen.com
Reduviidae Taxa named by Carl Stål Cimicomorpha genera Insect vectors of human pathogens {{Reduviidae-stub