Triatoma sanguisuga (Le Conte)

Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Zootaxa 1392, pp. 31-68 : 38

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.273680
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6243907
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E5278780-FFEA-FFCE-FF3B-588EFCA6FA54
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Triatoma sanguisuga (Le Conte)
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Treatment

Triatoma sanguisuga (Le Conte) View in CoL — eastern conenose bug

Ex Homo sapiens (human): TN, Sevier Co., Twin Creeks, 15 Jun. 2002, I. Stocks, L3024; TN, Sevier Co., Park Headquarters, 4 May 1994, D. DeFoe

Triatoma or kissing bugs are blood feeding ectoparasites of vertebrates. Triatoma sanguisuga feed on rodents, raccoons, opossums, and humans ( Ryckman 1986). This bug is a potential vecor of Trypanosoma cruzi , the agent of Chagas’ disease ( Beard et al. 1988).