Panstrongylus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “very”, adjective-enhancing prefix) + στρογγύλος (strongúlos, “round, spherical, curved”).
Proper noun
Panstrongylus m
- 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.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Heteroptera - suborder; Cimicomorpha - infraorder; Reduvioidea - superfamily; Reduviidae - family; Triatominae - subfamily; Triatomini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Panstrongylus guentheri - type species; Panstrongylus mitarakaensis, Panstrongylus megistus - selected other species
References
Panstrongylus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Panstrongylus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Panstrongylus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Panstrongylus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- “Panstrongylus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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