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 …

American trypanosomiasis is a parasitic zoonosis that occurs throughout Latin America. The
etiological agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, is able to infect almost all tissues of its mammalian …

Mass sequencing of cDNA libraries from salivary glands of triatomines has resulted in the
identification of many novel genes of unknown function. The aim of the present work was to …

The most representative sample of molecular data, especially 16S and 12S rDNAs, is used
to study the phylogeny and evolution of 57 species of three tribes, Rhodniini, Linshcosteini …

To efficiently blood feed, insects have evolved a salivary concoction that disarms their host's
haemostasis, a redundant physiological mechanism that includes blood clotting, platelet …

The saliva from blood-feeding arthropod vectors is enriched with molecules that display
diverse functions that mediate a successful blood meal. They function not only as weapons …

Summary Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) face their hosts' haemostatic mechanisms when
attempting to feed on blood. Accordingly, they antagonize haemostasis by salivary agents …

The piercing-sucking mouthparts of the true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) have
allowed diversification from a plant-feeding ancestor into a wide range of trophic strategies …

Background Rhodnius prolixus is a blood-feeding insect that can transmit Trypanosoma
cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli to vertebrate hosts. Recently, genomic resources for …

All members of Triatominae subfamily (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), potential vectors of
Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of the Chagas disease, feed on blood. Through …