[HTML][HTML] Combined phylogenetic and morphometric information to delimit and unify the Triatoma brasiliensis species complex and the Brasiliensis subcomplex

J Oliveira, PL Marcet, DM Takiya, VJ Mendonca… - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract “Triatoma brasiliensis species complex” was defined as a monophyletic group of
the species: T. brasiliensis, T. juazeirensis, T. melanica, and T. sherlocki. An alternative …

[HTML][HTML] The connection between Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycles by Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis: A threat to human health in an area susceptible to …

V Lima-Neiva, HK Toma… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
An outbreak of Chagas disease, possibly involving its vector Triatoma brasiliensis
brasiliensis, was identified in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN). Given the historical …

[HTML][HTML] Prezygotic isolation confirms the exclusion of Triatoma melanocephala, T. vitticeps and T. tibiamaculata of the T. brasiliensis subcomplex (Hemiptera …

JM dos Santos Neves, PS de Sousa… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chagas disease is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted mainly by triatomines.
Triatoma is a paraphyletic group and the species of this genus are grouped into complexes …

Biological parameters of the triatomine, Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis, fed on two bloodmeal sources under laboratory conditions

JA Martínez‐Ibarra, Y Grant‐Guillén… - Medical and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Chagas disease is one of the most important vector‐borne diseases in Latin America,
including Mexico. Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Stål), 1872 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is …

Advantageous Feeding on Different Blood Meal Sources by the Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma barberi (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

JA Martínez-Ibarra, B Nogueda-Torres… - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Triatominae bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) are usually associated with different
vertebrate species, upon which many of them feed. Yet how these different blood meal …

Behavioral parameters of six populations of Meccus phyllosomus longipennis (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from areas with high and low prevalences of Trypanosoma …

JA Martínez‐Ibarra, B Nogueda‐Torres… - Insect …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Three behaviors of epidemiological importance, namely feeding latency, feeding duration
and defecation latency, for six populations of Meccus phyllosomus longipennis (Usinger) …

Triatoma petrocchiae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): A Chagas disease vector of T. brasiliensis species complex associated to reptiles

M Lilioso, D Pires-Silva, FHM Fontes, J Oliveira… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In semi-arid areas of northeastern Brazil, Chagas disease vectors of Triatoma brasiliensis
species complex comprise a monophyletic group of kissing bugs that inhabit rock outcrops …

Dynamics of feeding and defecation behavior of Triatoma infestans hybrids

AG López, M Cardozo, EB Oscherov, LB Crocco - Parasitology Research, 2020 - Springer
Triatoma platensis is occasionally found coexisting with Triatoma infestans in chicken coops
in Argentina. Some authors have reported the presence of hybrid specimens of both species …

[HTML][HTML] Biological characteristics of Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) fed on two different hosts

R Valenzuela-Campos… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular cytotaxonomy of the Triatoma brasiliensis species subcomplex (Hemiptera, Triatominae)

KCC Alevi, I de Freitas Bittinelli, LMG Delgado… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
The Triatoma genus is paraphyletic, and its species are grouped into complexes and
subcomplexes. Given the fact that species that make up a given subcomplex generally share …