Origin and evolution of Triatominae

C Weirauch - Triatominae-The Biology of Chagas Disease Vectors, 2021 - Springer
Triatominae, the kissing bugs, are one of the smaller subfamilies of the otherwise predatory
hemipteran family Reduviidae, the assassin bugs. Substantial progress has been made …

Features of Interaction Between Triatomines and Vertebrates Based on Bug Feeding Parameters

AC Soares, MRV Sant'Anna, NF Gontijo… - Triatominae-The Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Hematophagy is an unusual feeding strategy among arthropods occurring in< 1.6% of
phylum diversity. However, hematophagous arthropods possess great medical-veterinary …

[HTML][HTML] Proteolytic activity of Triatoma infestans saliva associated with PAR-2 activation and vasodilation

KA Oliveira, RJS Torquato, DCGG Lustosa… - Journal of Venomous …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT Background Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is a hematophagous
insect and the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae). In the …