Rhodnius pallescens is a species of insect from the genus Rhodnius. The species was originally described by H.G. Barber in 1932.[1][2] This species is the main vector of Chagas disease in Panamá.[3]

Rhodnius pallescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Reduviidae
Genus: Rhodnius
Species:
R. pallescens
Binomial name
Rhodnius pallescens
Barber, 1932

References

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  1. ^ Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.) (1932). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. Vol. 22. Washington [etc: Washington Academy of Sciences].
  2. ^ "Rhodnius pallescens Barber, 1932". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  3. ^ Kieran, Troy J.; Bayona-Vásquez, Natalia J.; Varian, Christina P.; Saldaña, Azael; Samudio, Franklyn; Calzada, Jose E.; Gottdenker, Nicole L.; Glenn, Travis C. (2020-10-01). "Population genetics of two chromatic morphs of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius pallescens Barber, 1932 in Panamá". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 84: 104369. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104369. ISSN 1567-1348.