Reduviidae
"Reduviidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of winged insects of the suborder HETEROPTERA, called assassin bugs, because most prey on other insects. However one subfamily, TRIATOMINAE, attacks humans and other vertebrates and transmits Chagas disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D020064
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Reduviidae- Reduviidae
- Assassin Bugs
- Assassin Bug
- Bug, Assassin
- Bugs, Assassin
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Weber RW. Allergen of the Month--Assassin Bug. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Jul; 115(1):A9.