Eratyrus

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iEratyrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Triatominae
Genus: Eratyrus
Stal, 1859

The genus Eratyrus belongs to the assassin bugs (subfamily Triatominae).There are two species in this genus; both are associated with Trypanosoma cruzi:

  • Eratyrus cuspidatus Stal, 1859
  • Eratyrus mucronatus Stal, 1859