Simple Summary Although all triatomines are potential vectors of Chagas' disease, there are
species with greater or lesser vectorial importance. Therefore, the correct identification of …

Abstract Triatoma bahiensis Sherlock & Serafim, 1967, T. lenti Sherlock & Serafim, 1967,
and T. pessoai Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 were described based on material collected in the …

Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) is the most important Chagas
disease vector in the semiarid areas of Northeast Brazil. We analyzed mitochondrial …

The use of subtle features as species diagnostic traits in taxa with high morphological
similarity sometimes fails in discriminating intraspecific variation from interspecific …

Abstract Background The Triatoma brasiliensis complex is a monophyletic group,
comprising three species, one of which includes two subspecific taxa, distributed across 12 …

Abstract “Triatoma brasiliensis species complex” was defined as a monophyletic group of
the species: T. brasiliensis, T. juazeirensis, T. melanica, and T. sherlocki. An alternative …

Chagas disease is caused by the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and affects about
15 million people in the Americas. In the Brazilian Amazon Basin, the disease is enzootic …

We used an individual-based molecular multisource approach to assess the
epidemiological importance of Triatoma brasiliensis collected in distinct sites and ecotopes …

Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma is revalidated based on the results of previous
multidisciplinary studies on the Triatoma brasiliensis complex, consisting of crossing …

Triatoma juazeirensis, a new triatomine species from the state of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil,
is described. The new species is found among rocks in sylvatic environment and in the …