Synanthropic triatomines (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil: geographical distribution and natural Trypanosoma infection rates between …

MBA Silva, AVMS Barreto, HA Silva… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: The present study shows a descriptive analysis of triatomine occurrence
and its natural Trypanosoma infection rates in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, between …

[HTML][HTML] Cytogenetic and morphologic approaches of hybrids from experimental crosses between Triatoma lenti Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 and T. sherlocki Papa et al …

VJ Mendonça, KCC Alevi… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The reproductive capacity between Triatoma lenti and Triatoma sherlocki was observed in
order to verify the fertility and viability of the offspring. Cytogenetic, morphological and …

Phenotypic variability confirmed by nuclear ribosomal DNA suggests a possible natural hybrid zone of Triatoma brasiliensis species complex

J Costa, MD Bargues, VL Neiva, GG Lawrence… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma occurs in Pernambuco state, Brazil, which is situated
between the distribution areas of Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis (north) and Triatoma …

Effects of genetic factors and infection status on wing morphology of Triatoma dimidiata species complex in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico

P Nouvellet, MJ Ramirez-Sierra, E Dumonteil… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Triatoma dimidiata is one of the main vectors of Chagas disease, and it has been shown to
be a species complex. In the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico, vector populations are non …

Classification and phylogeny of the Triatominae

MD Bargues, CJ Schofield, JP Dujardin - American Trypanosomiasis, 2010 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Perhaps the greatest challenge for the classification of Triatominae is
the lack of a unifying concept of species. To discuss some of the conflicts that arise from …

Ecological niche modeling as a tool for understanding distributions and interactions of vectors, hosts, and etiologic agents of Chagas disease

J Costa, AT Peterson - Recent advances on model hosts, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Chagas disease, or American Trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease
caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, which is in turn transmitted by blood …

Cross-mating experiments detect reproductive compatibility between Triatoma sherlocki and other members of the Triatoma brasiliensis species complex

N Correia, CE Almeida, V Lima-Neiva, M Gumiel… - Acta tropica, 2013 - Elsevier
Phylogenetic approaches based on mitochondrial DNA variation (fragments of Cyt B and
16S ribosomal RNA) have revealed Triatoma sherlocki as the most recent species addition …

Chagas vectors Panstrongylus chinai (Del Ponte, 1929) and Panstrongylus howardi (Neiva, 1911): chromatic forms or true species?

AG Villacís, JP Dujardin, F Panzera, CA Yumiseva… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background Chagas disease is a parasitic infection transmitted by “kissing bugs”(Hemiptera:
Reduviidae: Triatominae) that has a huge economic impact in Latin American countries. The …

Adaptive developmental delay in Chagas disease vectors: an evolutionary ecology approach

F Menu, M Ginoux, E Rajon, CR Lazzari… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The developmental time of vector insects is important in population dynamics,
evolutionary biology, epidemiology and in their responses to global climatic change. In the …

Comparison of biological fitness in crosses between subspecies of Meccus phyllosomus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in southern Mexico

JA Martínez‐Ibarra, B Nogueda‐Torres… - Insect …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the biological parameters of some triatomine subspecies of Meccus
phyllosomus (Burmeister) is a crucial first step in estimating the epidemiologic importance of …