Rhodnius

Rhodnius
n.
a genus of large bloodsucking bugs (see reduviid). R. prolixus is important in the transmission of Chagas' disease in Central America and the northern part of South America.

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  • rhodnius — ● rhodnius nom masculin Punaise hématophage (réduvidé) d Amérique du Sud, vecteur de la maladie de Chagas …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Rhodnius — Taxobox | name = Rhodnius image width = 240px image caption = Rhodnius prolixus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera familia = Reduviidae subfamilia = Triatominae genus = Rhodnius genus authority = Stål, 1859… …   Wikipedia

  • Rhodnius — prolixus Clas …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rhodnius prolixus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class …   Wikipedia

  • Rhodnius prolixus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Rhodnius prolixus Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rhodnius — Genus of reduvid bug that is the principal vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Surinam. R. prolixus a reduvid bug, an important cause of South American trypanosomiasis. * * * Rhod·ni·us räd nē əs n a… …   Medical dictionary

  • rhodnius — rhod·ni·us …   English syllables

  • rhodnius — ˈrädnēəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek rhodon rose; from the pink body fluid : a genus of reduviid bugs including some that are intermediate hosts of the trypanosome causing Chagas disease …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rhodnius prolixus — Reduviid blood sucking bug, vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in South America. Much used by insect physiologists because the the transition from one instar to the next is triggered by a blood meal. The blood meal, which may exceed substantially the… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Триатомовые клопы — ? Триатомовые клопы …   Википедия

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