Triatominae are the largest radiation of haematophagous species within the true bugs
(Hemiptera) and the sole vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas, the causative agent of …

In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

We provide in this study a very large DNA dataset on Rhodnius species including 36
samples representing 16 valid species of the three Rhodnius groups, pictipes, prolixus and …

The niche conservatism hypothesis states that related species diverge in niche
characteristics at lower rates than expected, given their lineage divergence. Here we …

Abstract Background Rhodnius montenegrensis (Triatominae), a potential vector of Chagas
disease, was described after R. robustus-like bugs from southwestern Amazonia …

Background The 152 extant species of kissing bug include important vectors of the
debilitating, chronic, and often fatal Chagas disease, which affects several million people …

Chagas disease is amongst the ten most important neglected tropical diseases but
knowledge on the diversification of its vectors, Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is very …

Abstract Background Kissing bugs (Triatominae) are blood-feeding insects best known as
the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease. Considering the …

Background Triatomine bugs, the vectors of Chagas disease, associate with vertebrate hosts
in highly diverse ecotopes. It has been proposed that occupation of new microhabitats may …

Background The family Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), or assassin bugs, is among
the most diverse families of the true bugs, with more than 6,000 species. The subfamily …