The first record of Triatoma lecticularia out of its reported distribution area together with the
brief description of the said area is provided in this paper. In addition, some biological …

Chagas disease is one of the most important vector‐borne diseases in Latin America,
including Mexico. Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Stål), 1872 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is …

Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909).
One of the primary vectors of T. cruzi in South America is Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) …

Three behaviors of epidemiological importance: the time lapse for the onset of feeding,
actual feeding, and defecation time for Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Stål), Meccus …

Hematophagous insects of the subfamily Triatominae include several species with a large
variety of shapes, behavior and distribution. They have great epidemiological importance …

The Triatoma brasiliensis species complex is a monophyletic group encompassing two
subspecies and six species. Recently, a hybrid zone of members of this complex was …

This chapter intends to familiarize the reader with the basic concepts regarding speciation in
insects, through the description and exemplification of the three most common speciation …

Dipetalogaster maxima (Uhler) is a triatomine species that has been found to be infected by
Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas in the habitats of the most important tourist areas of Mexico. Its …

The degree of reproductive isolation between Meccus phyllosomus and the remaining five
species of the genus Meccus, as well as between Meccus bassolsae and Meccus …

Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is an important vector of Chagas' disease in
both sylvatic and peridomestic ecotopes. Discriminating between these populations of …