Panstrongylus

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, very, adjective-enhancing prefix) +‎ στρογγύλος (strongúlos, round, spherical, curved).

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Panstrongylus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Reduviidae – triatomid bugs that includes some important vectors (Panstrongylus megistus) which transmit the causative trypanosome of Chagas disease to humans.

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