Microtriatoma

Microtriatoma is a genus of bugs that belongs to the subfamily Triatominae.[1][2]

Microtriatoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Triatominae
Tribe: Bolboderini
Genus: Microtriatoma
(Prosen & Martínez, 1952)
Species

See text.

Species

This genus has two known species:

  • M. borbai (Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Tc))
  • M. trinidadensis (Lent, 1951)

(Tc) means associated with Trypanosoma cruzi

References

  1. R.u, Carcavallo; P, Barreto; A, Martinez (1976). "The genus Microtriatoma Prosen y Martinez, 1952 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)". Boletin de la Direccion de Mariologia y Saneamiento Ambiental (in Spanish).
  2. Lent, Hernan; Wygodzinsky, Pablo W. (1979). «Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), and their significance as vectors of Chagas' disease». Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 163: 1-520. Consultado el 2 de abril de 2023.


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