Background Meccus' taxonomy has been quite complex since the first species of this genus
was described by Burmeister in 1835 as Conorhinus phyllosoma. In 1859 the species was …

The Triatominae subfamily consists of 145 species distributed in 18 genera and grouped in
six tribes. Currently, there are 86 karyotypes described in the literature, distributed in 11 …

The suborder Heteroptera constitutes one of the most important insect groups because most
species are plants feeders and cause damage on many plants of economic importance. One …

Orcein staining of spermatocytes was used to study the meiotic behavior of holocentric
chromosomes in three member of the genus Antiteuchus (commonly known as stink bugs) …

We analyzed the main karyologic changes that have occurred during the dispersion of
Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease. We identified two allopatric groups …

Triatoma dimidiata, a Chagas disease vector distributed in Mexico, Central America,
Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador, has been studied using genetic markers and four …

Mepraia spinolai is an endemic species in Chile that lives in wild and domestic habitats. It is
the only species of the Reduviidae family that shows alate polymorphism; females are …

Genetic variation within triatomine bugs was investigated by amplification of a 400 bp
portion of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) …

The genetic structure in populations of the Chagas' disease vector Triatoma infestans was
examined. Comparisons of the levels of genetic variability in populations of this species from …

The Triatominae subfamily is composed of 153 hematophagous species that are potential
vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Karyotypic studies in …