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    The members of the Triatominae /traɪ.əˈtɒmɪniː/, a subfamily of the Reduviidae, are also known as conenose bugs, kissing bugs (so-called from their habit...
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    non-predatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae, with a few species from South America noted for their ability to transmit...
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    of assassin bug in the subfamily Triatominae (kissing bugs). The members of Triatoma (like all members of Triatominae) are blood-sucking insects that can...
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    a blood-sucking bug (like virtually all the members of its subfamily Triatominae) and the most important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi which can lead to...
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    also known as the Eastern Bloodsucking Conenose, is an insect of the Triatominae subfamily, known as kissing bugs. It was first described by John Lawrence...
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    family Pentatomidae. In Chile, it has been confused with kissing bugs (Triatominae), causing unjustified alarm. The average length is 16–20 millimetres...
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    metaxytaxa is a species of fossil insect belonging to the subfamily Triatominae (kissing bugs) of the family Reduviidae. Living kissing bugs are blood-sucking...
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  • Microtriatoma is a genus of bugs that belongs to the subfamily Triatominae. This genus has two known species: M. borbai (Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Tc))...
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  • Alberproseniini Martínez & Carcavallo, 1977 belongs to the subfamily Triatominae and only has one genus, Alberprosenia Martínez & Carcavallo, 1977, with...
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    Poinar, G. (2005). "Triatoma dominicana sp. n. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), and Trypanosoma antiquus sp. n. (Stercoraria: Trypanosomatidae), the...
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