Triatoma infestans, now eliminated from most of South America by control campaigns, has
been and still is the main Chagas disease vector due to its ability to colonize rural dwellings …

An entomological study of triatomine species was carried out to assess their prevalence in
10 localities of the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Entomological indices were calculated to …

De Geer until DNA-The subfamily Triatominae form a distinct subfamily within the
Reduviidae, several triatomine species are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative …

Chagas disease (CD) affects about eight million people worldwide. Brazil has the highest
number of estimated cases and the largest number of deaths due to CD. Considering the …

The Triatoma phyllosoma species group includes 17 species of kissing bugs, most of them
implicated in the transmission of Chagas disease in the Americas. The species of this group …

Chagas disease is one of the most important vector‐borne diseases in Latin America,
including Mexico. Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Stål), 1872 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is …

Three behaviors of epidemiological importance: the time lapse for the onset of feeding,
actual feeding, and defecation time for Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Stål), Meccus …

Together with the six other species of the Phyllosoma complex, Meccus pallidipennis (Stal,
1872) is considered to be responsible for 74% of the vectorial transmission of Trypanosoma …

Phylogenetic relationships of insect vectors of parasitic diseases are important for
understanding the evolution of epidemiologically relevant traits, and may be useful in vector …

The maculata group currently comprises two species of Triatominae, Triatoma maculata and
Triatoma pseudomaculata, which share morphologic and chromatic characteristics. In order …