Noun
triatomine (plural triatomines)
Any of many bloodsucking insects (kissing bugs etc) of the subfamily Triatominae
In this case, xenodiagnosis involves the use of the vector of the Chagas agent T. cruzi, an uninfected triatomine bug, which takes a blood meal from a person suspected of having been infected. Source: Internet
A triatomine becomes infected with T. cruzi by feeding on the blood of an infected person or animal. Source: Internet