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 …

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 …

Identifying morphologically similar triatomine species is key to Chagas' disease vector
control and surveillance, but remains challenging when only qualitative phenotypic data are …

The niche conservatism hypothesis states that related species diverge in niche
characteristics at lower rates than expected, given their lineage divergence. Here we …

Classification of the Triatominae has become a complex balance between traditional
approaches and a wide variety of evolutionary interpretations. On the one hand is the need …

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

Abstract Background Rhodnius montenegrensis (Triatominae), a potential vector of Chagas
disease, was described after R. robustus-like bugs from southwestern Amazonia …

Triatominae are the largest radiation of haematophagous species within the true bugs
(Hemiptera) and the sole vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas, the causative agent of …

The aetiological agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a key human pathogen
afflicting most populations of Latin America. This vectorborne parasite is transmitted by …

Chagas disease is amongst the ten most important neglected tropical diseases but
knowledge on the diversification of its vectors, Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is very …