Triatoma protracta
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triatoma-protracta-298-8390217
title:
Triatoma protracta
text:
Triatoma protracta is a species of any mid sized insect in the family Reduviidae. It is known commonly as the western bloodsucking conenose. It is distributed in the western United States and Mexico. This species and other "kissing bugs" are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas disease. This species is between 0.5 and 0.75 inches long. It is dark brown to black in color with a lighter margin along the abdomen. The wings lie flat across the back. The "beak" has three seg
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encyclopedia
description:
Blood-sucking bug, spreading disease
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triatoma_protracta
date created:
date modified:
2023-05-26T08:04:18Z
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13
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