Revalidation and redescription of Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma Galvão, 1956 and an identification key for the Triatoma brasiliensis complex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

Revalidation and redescription of Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma Galvão, 1956 and an identification key for the Triatoma brasiliensis complex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma is revalidated based on the results of previous multidisciplinary studies on the Triatoma brasiliensis complex, consisting of crossing experiments and morphological, biological, ecological and molecular analyses. These taxonomic tools showed the closest relationsh...

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Main Authors: Jane Costa, Nathalia Cordeiro Correia, Vanessa Lima Neiva, Teresa Cristina Monte Goncalves, Marcio Felix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Brazil
Chagas disease vector
Heteroptera
kissing bug
morphology
taxonomy
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