Preferred Label : reduviidae;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : assassin bugs; bug, assassin; assassin bug; bugs, assassin;
MeSH annotation : do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduviidae;
UNII : txid27479;
Origin ID : D020064;
UMLS CUI : C0034920;
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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.