Triatominae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Reduvioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Paraneoptera Superordo: Condylognatha Ordo: Hemiptera Subordo: Heteroptera Infraordo: Cimicomorpha Superfamilia: Reduvioidea

Familia: Reduviidae
Subfamilia: Triatominae
Tribus: Alberproseniini – Bolboderini – Cavernicolini – Opisthacidiini – Rhodniini – Triatomini – Zelurini – Zeluroidini

Overview of genera (25)

Alberprosenia – Belminus – Bolbodera – Cavernicola – Corupaia – Dipetalogaster – Eratyrus – Hermanlentia – Linshcosteus – Meccus – Mepraia – Microtriatoma – Neivacoris – Nesotriatoma – Opisthacidius – Panstrongylus – Pantopsilus – Parabelminus – Paratriatoma – Patago – Psammolestes – Rhodnius – Triatoma – Zeluroides – Zelurus

Unaccepted genera (1)

Torrealbaia

Name

Triatominae Jeannel, 1919: 176, 177 [As Acanthaspidinae, tribe Triatomini ; placed on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology (Direction 109/1981)]

Type genus: Triatoma Laporte, 1832

Synonyms

Conorhininae Amyot & Serville, 1843: 383 [As Conorhinides ; see Kerzhner, 1992)
- Type genus: Conorhinus Laporte, 1832 [=Triatoma Laporte, 1832]

References

Primary references

Jeannel, R. 1919. Diagnoses préliminaires des Trechinae [Col. Carabidae] cavernicoles nouveaux de France. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 1919: 253–255. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

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