Triatomine bugs, the vectors of Chagas disease, feed primarily on vertebrate blood and live
in close association with their hosts. Here we provide an updated synthesis of current …

Triatomine bugs are a group of hematophagous arthropods that can serve as biological
vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas …

Background The 152 extant species of kissing bug include important vectors of the
debilitating, chronic, and often fatal Chagas disease, which affects several million people …

In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

Research on the Triatominae has traditionally concentrated on those of greatest
epidemiological significance as domestic vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of …

Modern systems biology has much to owe to the concept of “model species.” This label
refers to organisms that are privileged for the study of particular biological phenomena …

Background Triatomine bugs, the vectors of Chagas disease, associate with vertebrate hosts
in highly diverse ecotopes. It has been proposed that occupation of new microhabitats may …

Triatomines are hemipteran bugs acting as vectors of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite causes Chagas disease, one of the major parasitic diseases in the …

Triatomine bug species such as Microtriatoma trinidadensis, Eratyrus mucronatus, Belminus
herreri, Panstrongylus lignarius, and Triatoma tibiamaculata are exquisitely adapted to …

Triatomines, or kissing bugs, are vectors of Chagas disease to humans. This disease is a
substantial public health problem affecting up to 12 million people throughout the Americas …