Triatoma jatai sp. nov. in the state of Tocantins,Brazil
(Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) |
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| Authors: | Teresa Cristina Monte Gon?alves Simone Caldas Teves-Neves Jacenir Reis dos Santos-Mallet Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente Catarina Macedo Lopes |
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| Institution: | 1.Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses, Setor de Entomologia Médica e Forense, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil;2.Laboratório de Eco-epidemiologia, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Abstract: | Triatoma jatai sp. nov. is the first new species of triatomine
to be described in the state of Tocantins, in the northern region of Brazil. It
was caught on rock outcrops in the wild environment and, more recently, invading
homes. While T. jatai sp. nov. is morphologically similar to
Triatoma costalimai, it is distinguished by its general
colouring, differences in the blotches on the connexivum, wing size in females
and external structures of the male genitalia. The type series has been
deposited in the Entomological Collection and Herman Lent Collection, Oswaldo
Cruz Institute-Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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| Keywords: | Triatoma taxonomy Chagas disease vector biodiversity Brazil |
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