Trends in taxonomy of Chagas disease vectors (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): from Linnaean to integrative taxonomy

KCC Alevi, J de Oliveira, D da Silva Rocha, C Galvão - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted mainly by members of the subfamily Triatominae. There are currently …

A review of the taxonomy and biology of Triatominae subspecies (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

VF de Paiva, T Belintani, J de Oliveira, C Galvão… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
Due to its public health importance, as vectors of Chagas disease, the subfamily
Triatominae, has received the attention of taxonomists. Knowing how to correctly identify …

Triatoma yelapensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from Mexico, with a Key of Triatoma Species Recorded in Mexico

J Téllez-Rendón, L Esteban, L Rengifo-Correa… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) bugs are considered species of
medical relevance because they are vectors of Chagas disease. In Mexico, most species of …

Triatoma rosai sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Triatominae): A New Species of Argentinian Chagas Disease Vector Described Based on Integrative Taxonomy

KCC Alevi, J de Oliveira, ACC Garcia, DC Cristal… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

The ecology and natural history of wild Triatominae in the Americas

F Abad-Franch, R Gurgel-Gonçalves - Triatominae-The Biology of Chagas …, 2021 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Do the new triatomine species pose new challenges or strategies for monitoring Chagas disease? An overview from 1979-2021

J Costa, C Dale, C Galvão, CE Almeida… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease persists as one of the most important, and yet most neglected, diseases in
the world, and several changes in its epidemiological aspects have been recorded since its …

Taxonomy

C Galvão - Triatominae-The Biology of Chagas Disease Vectors, 2021 - Springer
The members of the subfamily Triatominae are true bugs specialized in blood-sucking. All
species are potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), the causative agent of …

[HTML][HTML] American triatomine species occurrences: updates and novelties in the DataTri database

S Ceccarelli, A Balsalobre, ME Vicente… - Gigabyte, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The causative agent of Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi) is transmitted to mammals,
including humans, mainly by insect vectors of the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera …

Analysis of the maternal inheritance hypothesis of the exochorium in eggs from hybrids of Chagas disease vectors

PS de Sousa, J de Oliveira, A Ravazi, YV Dos Reis… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Morphological studies applied to the taxonomy of the Triatominae cover various structures
(head, wing, thorax, genitalia, and eggs). Exochorial structures of hybrid eggs were …

Trends in taxonomy of Triatomini (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): reproductive compatibility reinforces the synonymization of Meccus Stål, 1859 with Triatoma …

NR Cesaretto, J de Oliveira, A Ravazi, FF Madeira… - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Meccus' taxonomy has been quite complex since the first species of this genus
was described by Burmeister in 1835 as Conorhinus phyllosoma. In 1859 the species was …