Background: Members of the Triatoma brasiliensis complex can produce experimental and
natural hybrids. Crossing experiments performed in the laboratory, with several …

The wild species Rhodnius brethesi (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is found in areas of piassabais
in microregion of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. Its geographical distribution overlaps the …

INTRODUCTION: Triatoma lenti and Triatoma sherlocki are endemic species of the State of
Bahia, located in northeastern Brazil, where they have records of domiciliation in the human …

Triatomines are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease.
Although the evolutionary process in triatomine is considered as disruptive, cryptic …

There are currently 156 species, grouped into 18 genera and five tribes included in the
subfamily Triatominae. All of them are potential vectors of Chagas disease. Triatoma is …

The lice of the Oxylipeurus-complex parasitising the turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, belong to a
previously undescribed genus. In this paper, we describe this genus as Valimia new genus …

Introduction The Mepraia genus is composed of three endemic species in Chile, namely
Mepraia spinolai, Mepraia gajardoi, and Mepraia parapatrica, all capable of transmitting the …

This study reports the third collection of Triatoma nitida Usinger in Mexico, with a brief
description of the collection area and an investigation of parameters related to its vectorial …

We focused on the analysis of biological parameters of two different abundant populations of
Dipetalogaster maximus (Uhler)(Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) from northwestern …

INTRODUCTION: Different blood meal sources can affect biology of triatomines. METHODS:
We studied the influence of two different blood meal sources (rabbits and hens) on five …