Trends in taxonomy of Chagas disease vectors (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): from Linnaean to integrative taxonomy

KCC Alevi, J de Oliveira, D da Silva Rocha, C Galvão - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted mainly by members of the subfamily Triatominae. There are currently …

Evolution, systematics, and biogeography of the Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease

FA Monteiro, C Weirauch, M Felix, C Lazoski… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

Triatoma guazu Lent and Wygodzinsky Is a Junior Synonym of Triatoma williami Galvão, Souza and Lima

JPS Oliveira Correia, HR Gil-Santana, C Dale… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Triatomines are blood-sucking insects, potential vectors of Trypanosoma
cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Triatoma guazu and Triatoma williami are …

Triatoma rosai sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Triatominae): A New Species of Argentinian Chagas Disease Vector Described Based on Integrative Taxonomy

KCC Alevi, J de Oliveira, ACC Garcia, DC Cristal… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although all triatomines are potential vectors of Chagas' disease, there are
species with greater or lesser vectorial importance. Therefore, the correct identification of …

High chromosomal mobility of r DNA clusters in holocentric chromosomes of Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera‐Reduviidae)

S Pita, P Lorite, A Cuadrado, Y Panzera… - Medical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera‐Reduviidae) includes more than 150 blood‐
sucking species, potential vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, causative agent of …

Making the Genome Huge: The Case of Triatoma delpontei, a Triatominae Species with More than 50% of Its Genome Full of Satellite DNA

P Mora, S Pita, EE Montiel, JM Rico-Porras… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The genome of Triatoma delpontei Romaña & Abalos 1947 is the largest within Heteroptera,
approximately two to three times greater than other evaluated Heteroptera genomes. Here …

Chromosome structure and evolution of Triatominae: A review

F Panzera, S Pita, P Lorite - Triatominae-The Biology of Chagas Disease …, 2021 - Springer
The subfamily Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease, represents one of the most
cytogenetically studied subfamilies within the true bugs. To date, the chromosome numbers …

Phylogenetic and phenotypic relationships of the Triatoma sordida subcomplex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

T Belintani, J Oliveira, H Pinotti, LA Silva, KCC Alevi… - Acta Tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Chagas disease, whose etiological agent is the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, affects
millions of people worldwide and it is mainly transmitted by infected triatomine feces …

Morphometric variability among the species of the Sordida subcomplex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae): evidence for differentiation across the distribution range …

J Nattero, RV Piccinali, C Macedo Lopes… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The Sordida subcomplex (Triatominae) comprises four species,
Triatoma garciabesi, T. guasayana, T. patagonica and T. sordida, which differ in …

Revisiting the hybridization processes in the Triatoma brasiliensis complex (Hemiptera, Triatominae): Interspecific genomic compatibility point to a possible recent …

H Pinotti, J de Oliveira, A Ravazi, FF Madeira… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Triatomines are hematophagous insects of great epidemiological importance, since they are
vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease …