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Welt : English : Science : Biology : Flora and Fauna : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Heteroptera : Reduviidae
- Arilus cristatus: Wheel Bug - Provides photographs and a description of this species, with information on its distribution, life history, behaviour, importance as a predator and medical importance.
- Assassin Bugs - Article about several species (Triatoma sanguisuga, Reduvius personatus, Melanolestes picipes, Arilus cristatus, and Sinea diadema), sometimes called conenoses or "kissing bugs," that are occasionally found in the home in Ohio.
- The Kissing Bug Project - Blood-sucking bugs, such as Triatoma rubida, are important to human health in the Southwestern United States because of the allergic reactions their bites can cause and their role as potential carriers of Chagas Disease. Photographs and information.
- Panstrongylus megistus - Several photographs of this triatomine or cone-nosed bug. Click to enlarge.
- Pristhesancus plagipennis: Assassin Bug - Information and photographs of assassin bugs and their nymphs.
- Rhodnius prolixus - Several photographs of this triatomine or cone-nosed bug. Click to enlarge.
- Triatoma infestans - Several photographs of this triatomine or cone-nose bug. Click to enlarge.
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