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 …

Simple Summary The class Insecta constitutes the largest group of terrestrial animals, with
more than a million described species. As in all other animals, insect genomes contain …

Background 45S rDNA sites are the most widely documented chromosomal regions in
eukaryotes. The analysis of the distribution of these sites along the chromosome in several …

Species of the Rhodnius genus have a complex taxonomy because the events of phenotypic
plasticity and cryptic speciation make it difficult to correctly classify these vectors. During the …

Supernumerary chromosomes (B chromosomes) occur in approximately 15% of eukaryote
species. Although these chromosomes have been extensively studied, knowledge …

A colony was formed from eggs of a Rhodnius sp. female collected in Taquarussu, Mato
Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and its specimens were used to describe R. taquarussuensis sp. n …

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

Abstract The subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera‐Reduviidae) includes more than 150 blood‐
sucking species, potential vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, causative agent of …

The major rDNA genes are composed of tandem repeats and are part of the nucleolus
organizing regions (NORs). They are highly conserved and therefore useful in …

Moths of the family Tortricidae constitute one of the major microlepidopteran groups in terms
of species richness and economic importance. Yet, despite their overall significance, our …