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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Rhodnius prolixus

Common Name: Kissing bug

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Hemiptera / Sub Order Heteroptera / Family Reduviidae / Genus Rhodnius

C-value (pg): 0.59

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Sperm

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg

References:
T.R. Gregory. Unpublished Data

Other records available for this species:

Rhodnius prolixus = 0.26 (pg)
Rhodnius prolixus = 0.75 (pg)

Outlinks:
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