Os triatomíneos são insetos hematófagos de grande importância médica, pois são os
responsáveis pela transmissão do Trypanosoma cruzi, o agente etiológico da doença de …

Background Among the vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae),
there are eighteen Rhodnius species described and some are difficult to identify. The aim of …

The Rhodnius Pacific group is composed of three species: Rhodnius pallescens, R.
colombiensis and R. ecuadoriensis, which are considered important vectors of …

Multiple fragments of mitochondrial DNA genes (cytochrome b, cytochrome oxidase I, and
16S rDNA) were used to evaluate the phylogenetic relationships among Triatoma …

The reproductive capacity between Triatoma lenti and Triatoma sherlocki was observed in
order to verify the fertility and viability of the offspring. Cytogenetic, morphological and …

Triatoma sordida is widely distributed throughout the Chaco and the Eastern Region of
Paraguay. It is associated to palm trees and artificial ecotopes located in peridomestic …

The Triatominae subfamily is comprised of 18 genera and six tribes. The tribe Rhodniini is
comprised of two genera (Rhodnius and Psammolestes). Nucleolar persistence is defined …

Abstract “Integrative taxonomy” is a conceptual multisource approach in which the
nomination of a species is considered as a hypothesis subject to evaluation through different …

We studied the morphology and morphometry of scutella from six species of the hemipteran
genus Meccus to identify new tools to help solve taxonomic problems in closely related …

Introduction Biological collections are depositories of information on different species and
contribute to the knowledge, protection, conservation and maintenance of biodiversity …