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 insect physiology, specifically growth and development.
Species
- Rhodnius amazonicus <small>Almeida, Santos & Sposina, 1973</small>
- Rhodnius brethesi <small>Matta, 1919</small> (Tc)
- Rhodnius colombiensis <small>Moreno MejÃÂa, Galvão & Jurberg, 1999</small>
- Rhodnius dalessandroi <small>Carcavallo & Barreto, 1976</small>
- Rhodnius domesticus <small>Neiva & Pinto, 1923</small> (Tc)
- Rhodnius ecuadoriensis <small>Lent & León, 1958</small> (Tc)
- Rhodnius milesi <small>Carcavallo, Rocha, Galvão, Jurberg, 2001</small>
- Rhodnius nasutus <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small> (Tc)
- Rhodnius neglectus <small>Lent, 1954</small> (Tc)
- Rhodnius neivai <small>Lent, 1953</small>
- Rhodnius pallescens <small>Barber, 1932</small> (Tc) (principal vector in Panama).
- Rhodnius paraensis <small>Sherlock, Guitton & Miles, 1977</small> (Tc)
- Rhodnius pictipes <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1872</small> (Tc)
- Rhodnius prolixus <small>StÃÂ¥l, 1859</small> (Tc) (principal vector in Colombia and Venezuela, and in Guatemala, Honduras and some parts of Nicaragua and El Salvador).
- Rhodnius robustus <small>Larrousse, 1927</small> (Tc)
- Rhodnius stali <small>Lent, Jurberg & Galvão, 1993</small> (Tc)
Species marked with (Tc) are associated with Trypanosoma cruzi
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