ID#: 26906
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This image depicts a close left lateral view of the mounted head region of a conenose bug, or kissing bug, of the subfamily Triatominae. Note the three-segmented beak projecting downward from the insect’s head, which encases the piercing mouthparts used to obtain a blood meal from a host.
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Creation Date: 1958
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