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Information on Species of Triatomine Bugs in the United States
Information on Species of Triatomine Bugs in the United States
Key characteristics:
- Long, dark hairs covering entire body
- Head short, strongly convex above
- Overall color various shades of brown, body shiny
- Legs short with long hairs
Key characteristics:
- Yellow markings extending horizontally on abdominal segments
- Head long, flattened on top
- Mouthparts relatively hairless with longer hairs at tip
- Pronotum uniformly black
- Tip of scutellum long, narrow
- Legs slender, long
Key characteristics:
- Abdomen entirely yellow underneath with distinct yellow margin around edge on top
- Head elevated above eyes in lateral view
- Mouthparts with short hairs, longer hairs on terminal segment
- Pronotum uniformly dark
- Tip of scutellum short, broad
Key characteristics:
- Reddish-orange markings extending horizontally on abdominal segments confined to ~1/5 of each segment
- Pronotum uniformly black
- Wings without prominent, light-colored markings
Key characteristics:
- Dark hairs covering entire body
- Orange-yellow markings extending horizontally on abdominal segments
- Mouthparts with hairs on all segments, denser on terminal segments
- Pronotum with orange-yellow lateral markings
- Legs covered with hair
Key characteristics:
- Body shiny, abdomen longitudinally flattened underneath
- Black, irregularly-shaped band on each abdominal segment surrounded by yellow markings
- Mouthparts with hairs on all segments, denser at junction of terminal 2 segments forming a brushlike structure
- Wings with distinct orange to pale yellow markings on basal half
- Legs short, stout
Key Characteristics
- Overall dark brown to black
- Mouthparts with short hairs; becoming longer at tip
- Pronotum uniformly light brown to black
- Tip of scutellum short, broad
- Legs short, stout
Key Characteristics
- Yellow-orange margin around outer edge of abdomen; abdomen wide often strongly curved up at edges
- Mouthparts relatively hairless with longer hairs at tip
- Pronotum uniformly dark colored
- Tip of scutellum long, narrow
- Wings uniformly dark colored
- Legs long, slender
Key Characteristics
- Pale margin around outer edge of abdomen, abdomen flattened longitudinally underneath
- 1st antennal segment reaches or surpasses tip of head
- Mouthparts with long hairs at tip
- Overall color light reddish brown to dark brown
- Pronotum dark with light areas on sides
Key Characteristics
- Orange-red margin on outer edge of abdomen, extending horizontally between segments
- 1st antennal segment surpasses tip of head
- Short hairs on mouthparts becoming progressively longer towards tip
- Scutellum broad, triangular to tip
- Orange-red margin on sides of pronotum
- Abdomen flattened longitudinally underneath
Key Characteristics
- Orange-red to yellowish horizontal markings covering ≥¼ of abdominal segment
- Mouthparts relatively hairless
- Pronotum black with orange-red to yellowish side and top margins
- Tip of scutellum long, narrow
- Distinctive orange-red to yellowish markings on wings
