''Mepraia'' is a genus in the subfamily

Triatominae The members of the Triatominae , a subfamily of the Reduviidae, are also known as conenose bugs, kissing bugs (so-called from their habit of feeding from around the mouths of people), or vampire bugs. Other local names for them used in The Ameri ...

, endemic in Chile, and vectors of Chagas disease.

Species

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Mepraia eratyrusiformis ''Mepraia'' is a genus in the subfamily Triatominae, endemic in Chile, and vectors of Chagas disease Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by ''Trypanosoma cruzi''. It is spread most ...

'' (Del Ponte, 1929)Hypsa, V., Tietz, D.F., Zrzavy, J., Rego, R.O.M., Galvao, C., Jurberg, J., 2002. Phylogeny and biogeography of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): molecular evidence of a new world origin of the Asiatic clade. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 23, 447-457 *''

Mepraia gajardoi ''Mepraia'' is a genus in the subfamily Triatominae, endemic in Chile, and vectors of Chagas disease. Species * ''Mepraia eratyrusiformis ''Mepraia'' is a genus in the subfamily Triatominae, endemic in Chile, and vectors of Chagas disea ...

'' Frías, Henry & González, 1998 *''

Mepraia parapatrica ''Mepraia'' is a genus in the subfamily Triatominae, endemic in Chile, and vectors of Chagas disease. Species * ''Mepraia eratyrusiformis'' (Del Ponte, 1929)Hypsa, V., Tietz, D.F., Zrzavy, J., Rego, R.O.M., Galvao, C., Jurberg, J., 2002. Phy ...

'' Frías, 2010 *''

Mepraia spinolai ''Mepraia'' is a genus in the subfamily Triatominae, endemic in Chile, and vectors of Chagas disease. Species * ''Mepraia eratyrusiformis'' (Del Ponte, 1929)Hypsa, V., Tietz, D.F., Zrzavy, J., Rego, R.O.M., Galvao, C., Jurberg, J., 2002. Phy ...

'' (Porter, 1934)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6817831 Reduviidae Arthropods of Chile