The genus Psammolestes belongs to the subfamily Triatominae. It can be found in the nests of various birds, mainly in the family Furnariidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Subfamily: | Triatominae |
| Tribe: | Rhodniini |
| Genus: | Psammolestes Bergroth, 1911 |
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3 species:
- Psammolestes arthuri (Pinto, 1926) (Tc)
- Psammolestes coreodes Bergroth, 1911
- Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Tc)
(Tc) means associated with Trypanosoma cruzi
References
edit- ^ Oliveira, Jader de; Rosa, João Aristeu da; Fontes, Felipe Mendes; Andrade, David Campos; Madi, Rubens Riscala; Melo, Cláudia Moura de (2021). "Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first report in Sergipe State, Brazil". Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 54. FapUNIFESP (SciELO). doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0708-2020. hdl:11449/210173. ISSN 1678-9849.
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