''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 mostly by insects in the subfamily ''Triatominae'', known as "kissing bugs". The symptoms change over the cou ...

Species

* '' Mepraia eratyrusiformis'' (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'' Frías, Henry & González, 1998 *'' Mepraia parapatrica'' Frías, 2010 *'' Mepraia spinolai'' (Porter, 1934)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6817831 Reduviidae Arthropods of Chile