Triatomines are hemipteran bugs acting as vectors of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite causes Chagas disease, one of the major parasitic diseases in the …

Abstract The subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), vectors of Chagas disease,
includes over 140 species. Karyotypic information is currently available for 80 of these …

The members of the subfamily Triatominae are true bugs specialized in blood-sucking. All
species are potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), the causative agent of …

DNA sequence comparison of 412 base-pairs fragments of the mitochondrial cytochrome B
gene was used to infer the genetic structure of nine geographical Triatoma infestans …

The subfamily Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease, represents one of the most
cytogenetically studied subfamilies within the true bugs. To date, the chromosome numbers …

In this review, the principal mechanisms of karyotype evolution in bugs (Heteroptera) are
discussed. Bugs possess holokinetic chromosomes, ie chromosomes without primary …

The wide geographical distribution of Triatoma dimidiata, one of the three major vectors of
Chagas disease, ranges from Mexico to northern Peru. Since this species occupies a great …

Triatoma melanocephala is a rare species of Hemiptera that belongs to the Brasiliensis
subcomplex. This subcomplex is composed of cryptic species, and the basic number of …

Three species of triatomine bugs, Triatoma sordida, T. guasayana, and T. patagonica, were
examined by cytogenetic (C-banded karyotypes and male meiotic process) and …

C-banded karyotypes, DNA content and the male meiiotic process of Triatoma platensis and
Triatoma delpontei are compared with those of Triatoma infestans, the main vector of …