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

Chagas disease persists as one of the most important, and yet most neglected, diseases in
the world, and several changes in its epidemiological aspects have been recorded since its …

Diagnose. Insetos hemimetábolos, terrestres, aquáticos ou semiaquáticos. Variam de 0, 5 a
130 mm de comprimento. A coloração geralmente é uniforme, inconspícua, porém há …

Rhodnius Stål, 1859 is the second largest genus of Triatominae after Triatoma Laporte,
1832, and includes several important Chagas vectors. Genitalia in Reduviidae are …

Simple Summary Triatomines are blood-sucking insects, potential vectors of Trypanosoma
cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. Triatoma guazu and Triatoma williami are …

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 …

O objetivo do artigo foi confirmar e descrever um surto da doença de Chagas aguda por
transmissão oral na mesorregião Oeste Potiguar, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Trata-se de …

A colony was formed from eggs of a Rhodnius sp. female collected in Taquarussu, Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and its specimens were used to describe R. taquarussuensis sp. n …

The members of the subfamily Triatominae are true bugs specialized in blood-sucking. All
species are potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), the causative agent of …

Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is transmitted to mammals-
including humans-by insect vectors of the subfamily Triatominae. We present the results of a …