In semi-arid areas of northeastern Brazil, Chagas disease vectors of Triatoma brasiliensis
species complex comprise a monophyletic group of kissing bugs that inhabit rock outcrops …

Triatoma carcavalloi is considered a rare Chagas disease vector often collected inside
domiciles in Rio Grande do Sul State. In this Brazilian state, T. carcavalloi has been …

The Triatoma phyllosoma species group includes 17 species of kissing bugs, most of them
implicated in the transmission of Chagas disease in the Americas. The species of this group …

Background Triatomines have been grouped into complexes and subcomplexes based
largely on morphological and geographical distribution. Although these groupings are not …

Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) is the most important Chagas
disease vector in the semiarid areas of Northeast Brazil. We analyzed mitochondrial …

Searches for Chagas disease vectors were performed at the type locality from which
Triatoma sherlocki Papa et al.(Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) was described in the …

Abstract Background The Triatomini and Rhodniini (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) tribes include
the most diverse Chagas disease vectors; however, the phylogenetic relationships within the …

Triatoma petrochii Pinto and Barreto is a Brazilian triatomine (Hemiptera; Reduviidae) that is
morphologically similar to Tri. brasiliensis Neiva (Fig. 1). Both occur in the arid north-eastern …

Abstract Triatoma costalimai Verano & Galvão, a little-known vector of Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas, occupies rocky environments in the Brazilian Cerrado and occasionally infests man …

There are currently 156 species, grouped into 18 genera and five tribes included in the
subfamily Triatominae. All of them are potential vectors of Chagas disease. Triatoma is …