Classification of the Triatominae has become a complex balance between traditional
approaches and a wide variety of evolutionary interpretations. On the one hand is the need …

American trypanosomiasis is a parasitic zoonosis that occurs throughout Latin America. The
etiological agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, is able to infect almost all tissues of its mammalian …

A checklist of the current valid species of the subfamily Triatominae Jeannel, 1919 (Hemiptera,
Reduviidae) and their geographical distribution, with nomenclatural and taxonomic notes …

Morphometrics underwent a revolution more than one decade ago. In the modern
morphometrics, the estimate of size is now contained in a single variable reflecting variation …

Chagas disease incidence has sharply declined over the last decade. Long-term disease
control will, however, require extensive, longitudinal surveillance systems capable of …

Due to its public health importance, as vectors of Chagas disease, the subfamily
Triatominae, has received the attention of taxonomists. Knowing how to correctly identify …

B.(Sibiricobombus) niveatus and B.(Sibiricobombus) vorticosus are analyzed and compared
with selected species of the subgenera Melanobombus and Mendacibombus. Different …

Background Landmark based geometric morphometrics (GM) allows the quantitative
comparison of organismal shapes. When applied to systematics, it is able to score shape …

For about half of all Chagas disease cases T. infestans has been the responsible vector.
Contributing to its genetic knowledge will increase our understanding of the capacity of …

Complexes of sibling and cryptic species are encountered frequently in parasitic
Hymenoptera. Geometric morphometrics is a useful tool to detect minimal morphological …