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Triatoma infestans

Insects

Triatoma infestans, known locally as winchuka or vinchuca in Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Chile, as barbeiro in Brazil and as chipo in Venezuela, and in English as a kissing bug or barber bug, is a blood sucking bug and the most important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. It is widespread across the Southern Cone countries of South America, a region covered by a control program called the Southern Cone Initiative, coordinated by the Pan American Health Organization. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 2
Scientific Name
Triatoma infestans 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hemiptera, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Triatoma infestans

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Triatoma infestans

In Ecosystem

Pampas, Ecosystems
Source Triatoma infestans (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Uruguay

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Triatoma infestans (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Triatoma infestans, commonly called winchuka or vinchuca 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.
  • In Ecosystem: Pampas, Lead
    During the Beagle survey voyage, Charles Darwin noted in his journal for 26 March 1835 having "experienced an attack, & it deserves no less a name, of the Benchuca, the great black bug of the Pampas.
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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Triatoma infestans
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Habitat Regions, Triatoma infestans
    Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts injures humans bites or stings carries human disease
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
    rainforest rainforest
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3. Wikipedia: Triatoma infestans
WikipediaWikidata Q135020 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Triatoma infestans
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 7603975, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 7603975, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Triatoma infestans
Child Taxon Of: Hemiptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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