Rhodnius

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Rhodnius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – certain assassin bugs, including many important Chagas disease vectors.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Heteroptera - suborder; Cimicomorpha - infraorder; Reduvioidea - superfamily; Reduviidae - family; Triatominae - subfamily; Rhodniini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rhodnius nasutus, Rhodnius pallescens, Rhodnius paraensis, Rhodnius pictipes, Rhodnius prolixus - selected species

Further reading

• Rhodnius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhodnius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhodnius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons