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 …

Evolution, systematics, and biogeography of the Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease

FA Monteiro, C Weirauch, M Felix, C Lazoski… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

Molecular phylogeny of triatomini (Hemiptera: reduviidae: triatominae)

SA Justi, CAM Russo, JRS Mallet, MT Obara… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background The Triatomini and Rhodniini (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) tribes include
the most diverse Chagas disease vectors; however, the phylogenetic relationships within the …

Vetores da doença de Chagas no Brasil

C Galvão - 2014 - books.scielo.org
Os triatomíneos são insetos hematófagos de grande importância médica, pois são os
responsáveis pela transmissão do Trypanosoma cruzi, o agente etiológico da doença de …

Rhodnius micki, a new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia

Y Zhao, C Galvão, W Cai - ZooKeys, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rhodnius Stål, 1859 is the second largest genus of Triatominae after Triatoma Laporte,
1832, and includes several important Chagas vectors. Genitalia in Reduviidae are …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Revalidation of Triatoma bahiensis Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and phylogeny of the T. brasiliensis species complex

VJ Mendonca, KCC Alevi, H Pinotti… - Zootaxa, 2016 - researchgate.net
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 …

New arrangements on several species subcomplexes of Triatoma genus based on the chromosomal position of ribosomal genes (Hemiptera-Triatominae)

S Pita, P Lorite, J Nattero, C Galvão, KCC Alevi… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The hemipteran subfamily Triatominae includes 150 blood-sucking species, vectors of
Chagas disease. By far the most specious genus is Triatoma, assembled in groups …

Identifying Chagas disease vectors using elliptic Fourier descriptors of body contour: a case for the cryptic dimidiata complex

DD Cruz, E Arellano, D Denis Ávila… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Triatoma dimidiata (Reduviidae: Triatominae) is an important vector of
Chagas disease in various countries in the Americas. Phylogenetic studies have defined …

The taxonomic catalog of the Brazilian fauna: biodiversity and geographical distribution of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Brazil

C Galvão, HR Gil-Santana, J Oliveira - Zoologia (Curitiba), 2024 - SciELO Brasil
The members of the subfamily Triatominae (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) are important
because they feed on vertebrate blood, acting as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas …