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.

thumb|[[Triatoma infestans]]

Species

These are species according to reliable sources. While most species are found in the New World, a few are known from the Old World.

  • Triatoma patagonica <small>Del Ponte, 1929</small>
  • Triatoma peninsularis <small>Usinger, 1940</small>
  • Triatoma petrochiae <small>Pinto & Barreto, 1925</small>
  • Triatoma pintodiasi <small>Jurberg, Cunha & Rocha, 2013</small>
  • Triatoma platensis <small>Neiva, 1913</small>
  • Triatoma protracta <small>(Uhler, 1894)</small> (western conenose)
  • Triatoma pseudomaculata <small>Correa & Espínola, 1964</small>
  • Triatoma pugasi <small>Lent, 1953</small>
  • Triatoma recurva <small>(Stål, 1868)</small>
  • Triatoma rubida <small>(Uhler, 1894)</small>
  • Triatoma rubrofasciata <small>(De Geer, 1773)</small>
  • Triatoma rubrovaria <small>(Blanchard, 1843)</small>
  • Triatoma ryckmani <small>Zeledón & Ponce, 1972</small>
  • Triatoma sanguisuga <small>(Leconte, 1856)</small> (eastern blood-sucking conenose)
  • Triatoma sherlocki <small>Papa, Jurberg, Carcavallo, Cerqueira & Barata, 2002</small>
  • Triatoma sinaloensis <small>Ryckman, 1962</small>
  • Triatoma sinica <small>Hsiao, 1965</small>
  • Triatoma sordida <small>(Stal, 1859)</small>
  • Triatoma tibiamaculata <small>(Pinto, 1926)</small>
  • Triatoma vandae <small>Carcavallo, Jurberg, Rocha, Galvão, Noireau & Lent, 2002</small>
  • Triatoma venosa <small>(Stal, 1872)</small>
  • Triatoma vitticeps <small>(Stål, 1859)</small>
  • Triatoma williami <small>Galvão, Souza & Lima, 1965</small>
  • Triatoma wygodzinskyi <small>Lent, 1951</small>

Fossil taxa:

  • †Triatoma dominicana <small>Poinar, 2005</small>

References

  • Information on Triatoma infestans and other members of Triatominae, by Andreas Rose
  • ECLAT, European Community Latin American Network for Research on the Biology and Control of Triatominae
  • more external links see: Triatominae