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This species and other "kissing bugs" are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas disease. [4] This species is between 0.5 and 0.75 inches long. It is dark brown to black in color with a lighter margin along the abdomen. The wings lie flat across the back. The "beak" has three segments and curls beneath the head.
The members of the Triatominae / t r aɪ. ə ˈ t ɒ m ɪ n iː /, a subfamily of the Reduviidae, are also known as conenose bugs, kissing bugs (so-called from their habit of feeding from around the mouths of people), [1] or vampire bugs. Other local names for them used in the Americas include barbeiros, vinchucas, pitos, chipos and chinches.
Triatoma infestans, commonly called winchuka [1] or vinchuca [2] in Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Chile, barbeiro in Brazil, chipo in Venezuela and also known as "kissing bug" or "barber bug" in English, is 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 Chagas disease.
The CDC estimates some 8 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America have the disease -- and most are unaware.
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Triatoma is a genus of assassin bug in the subfamily Triatominae (kissing bugs). The members of Triatoma (like all members of Triatominae) are blood-sucking insects that can transmit serious diseases, such as Chagas disease. Their saliva may also trigger allergic reactions in sensitive individuals, up to and including severe anaphylactic shock.
It might sound like a fake virus you want your significant other to catch -- but it's definitely the wrong kind of cootie. The "Kissing Bug" disease has some 8 million people scared for their life ...
Triatoma sordida is an assassin bug (Family Reduviidae) within the genus Triatoma. [1] This species consists of three subspecies.Also referred to as kissing bugs, T. sordida are most well known for their role as a secondary vector of Chagas Disease. [2]