The maculata group currently comprises two species of Triatominae, Triatoma maculata and
Triatoma pseudomaculata, which share morphologic and chromatic characteristics. In order …

Triatoma jatai was described using a set of morphological structures from specimens
collected in Paranã municipality of Tocantins State, Brazil. Under a Bayesian framework and …

Chagas disease, whose etiological agent is the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, affects
millions of people worldwide and it is mainly transmitted by infected triatomine feces …

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence
analyses were used to assess the genetic population structure of the South American …

Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma occurs in Pernambuco state, Brazil, which is situated
between the distribution areas of Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis (north) and Triatoma …

Chagas disease is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted mainly by triatomines.
Triatoma is a paraphyletic group and the species of this genus are grouped into complexes …

Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease, has nearly been eliminated from
Brazil. Nevertheless, other triatominae species are involved in the domiciliation process …

Abstract In the subfamily Triatominae, Triatoma exhibits the largest number of species, which
are arranged in complexes. For the T. brasiliensis species complex, recent investigations …

Background Taxonomic identification of triatomines is generally performed based on
aspects of their external morphology. However, the use of a multidisciplinary approach …

Triatoma rubrovaria, a member of the'infestans' subgroup, is a potential vector of
Trypanosoma cruzi in southern Brazil. Surveillance data indicate a growing domiciliary and …