The evolution of triatomine bugs towards haematophagy has demanded different types of
adaptations, ie, morphological, physiological and behavioural. In fact, haematophagy …

Abstract Although kissing bugs (Triatominae: Reduviidae) are perhaps best known as
vectors of Chagas disease, they are important experimental models in studies of insect …

With more than 6600 species worldwide, Reduviidae (Insecta: Heteroptera), or assassin
bugs, form the second largest and one of the most diverse groups of true bugs. The poor …

The paper analyses the antennal sensilla pattern of 22 species of triatomine bugs
(Hemiptera, Reduviidae). The pedicels of species from tribe Rhodniini differ from species of …

Haematophagous arthropods rely on their peripheral olfactory systems to locate hosts,
refuges, oviposition sites and to communicate intraspecifically. Olfactory appendages …

Many species of Triatominae show evidence for morphological plasticity. Frequent
taxonomic questions arose from this variability leading to disputes about describing new …

One hundred and fifty-seven specimens of Bolivian Triatoma infestans (Klug 1834),
including 44 from the silvatic focus at Cochabamba (Bolivia), were compared using …

Several blood-feeding (hematophagous) insects are vectors of a number of diseases
including dengue, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis which persistently affect public health …

Current methods of Chagas disease control rely mainly on elimination of the domestic vector
populations. Domestication of these insects has clearly been a recent event in evolutionary …

The triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus is a main vector of Chagas disease, which affects
several million people, mostly in Latin-America. Host searching, pheromone communication …