Reduviidae

"Reduviidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.700

Concept/Terms

Reduviidae

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Reduviidae".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insects [B01.050.500.131.617]
Hemiptera [B01.050.500.131.617.412]
Heteroptera [B01.050.500.131.617.412.420]
Reduviidae [B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.700]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Reduviidae".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Reduviidae".

Reduviidae
Triatominae

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