Analysis of the maternal inheritance hypothesis of the exochorium in eggs from hybrids of Chagas disease vectors

PS de Sousa, J de Oliveira, A Ravazi, YV Dos Reis… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Morphological studies applied to the taxonomy of the Triatominae cover various structures
(head, wing, thorax, genitalia, and eggs). Exochorial structures of hybrid eggs were …

First evidence of gonadal hybrid dysgenesis in Chagas disease vectors (Hemiptera, Triatominae): gonad atrophy prevents events of interspecific gene flow and …

LMS Azevedo, NR Cesaretto, J De Oliveira, A Ravazi… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Hybridization events between Triatoma spp. have been observed
under both natural and laboratory conditions. The ability to produce hybrids can influence …

Taxonomy

C Galvão - Triatominae-The Biology of Chagas Disease Vectors, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Populations, hybrids and the systematic concepts of species and subspecies in Chagas disease triatomine vectors inferred from nuclear ribosomal and mitochondrial …

S Mas-Coma, MD Bargues - Acta Tropica, 2009 - Elsevier
In Chagas disease, triatomine vectors are the main target for control measures because of
the absence of effective drugs. The broad usefulness of nuclear rDNA and mtDNA …

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 …

Revisiting the Genetic, Taxonomic and Evolutionary Aspects of Chagas Disease Vectors of the Triatoma phyllosoma Subcomplex (Hemiptera, Triatominae)

NR Cesaretto, YV dos Reis, J de Oliveira, C Galvão… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Triatoma bassolsae, T. longipennis, T. mazzottii, T. pallidipennis, T. phyllosoma and T.
picturata are species that have great epidemiological importance in the transmission of …

[HTML][HTML] Nucleolar persistence: peculiar characteristic of spermatogenesis of the vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera, triatominae)

FF Madeira, KC Borsatto, ACC Lima… - The American Journal …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
All species of triatomines are considered potential vectors of Chagas disease and the
reproductive biology of these bugs has been studied by different approaches. In 1999 …

Karyotype evolution in Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae): the role of chromosomal rearrangements in the diversification of Chagas disease vectors

YV Reis, J de Oliveira, FF Madeira, A Ravazi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Several cytogenetic studies have already been performed in Triatominae, such that different
karyotypes could be characterized (ranging from 2n= 21 to 25 chromosomes), being the …

Speciation processes in Triatominae

MG Pavan, C Lazoski, FA Monteiro - Triatominae-the biology of Chagas …, 2021 - Springer
This chapter intends to familiarize the reader with the basic concepts regarding speciation in
insects, through the description and exemplification of the three most common speciation …

The relevance of wing geometry in entomological surveillance of Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease

JP Dujardin, CB Beard, R Ryckman - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2007 - Elsevier
An important epidemiological challenge in controlling the Triatominae (Hemiptera:
Reduviidae), vectors of Chagas disease, is identifying the origin of insects re-infesting …