Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted mainly by members of the subfamily Triatominae. There are currently …

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

Os triatomíneos são insetos hematófagos de grande importância médica, pois são os
responsáveis pela transmissão do Trypanosoma cruzi, o agente etiológico da doença de …

Rhodnius Stål, 1859 is the second largest genus of Triatominae after Triatoma Laporte,
1832, and includes several important Chagas vectors. Genitalia in Reduviidae are …

A new species of the genus Triatoma Laporte, 1832 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) is described
based on specimens collected in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala …

Simple Summary Although all triatomines are potential vectors of Chagas' disease, there are
species with greater or lesser vectorial importance. Therefore, the correct identification of …

A colony was formed from eggs of a Rhodnius sp. female collected in Taquarussu, Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and its specimens were used to describe R. taquarussuensis sp. n …

Abstract Triatoma bahiensis Sherlock & Serafim, 1967, T. lenti Sherlock & Serafim, 1967,
and T. pessoai Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 were described based on material collected in the …

The use of subtle features as species diagnostic traits in taxa with high morphological
similarity sometimes fails in discriminating intraspecific variation from interspecific …

Nesotriatoma confusa sp. nov.(Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) is described based on
specimens from Cuba. From one male, one female, and eleven nymphs of a then …