Triatominae

Characteristics 

• Insect: Three part body (head/thorax /abdomen) and 6 legs
• Dorso-ventrally flattened
• Have wings
• They can grow up to 30 mm in size 
• Concealed proboscis
• Undergo hemimetabolous development
• No specific host
• All stages are blood feeder
• The most important species are Triatoma infestans, T. dimidiata, Rhodnius prolixus, and Panstrongylus megistus
• primarily found in Central and South America and the southernmost regions of North America

• Medical significance: 

• Vectors of Chagas disease