Rhodnius barretti, a new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from western Amazonia

Rhodnius barretti, a new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from western Amazonia

Rhodnius barretti , a new triatomine species, is described based on adult specimens collected in rainforest environments within the Napo ecoregion of western Amazonia (Colombia and Ecuador). R. barretti resembles Rhodnius robustus s.l. , but mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences reveal that it i...

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Main Authors: Fernando Abad-Franch, Marcio G Pavan, Nicolas Jaramillo-O, Francisco S Palomeque, Carolina Dale, Duverney Chaverra, Fernando A Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Rhodnius barretti sp. nov.
Rhodniini
Amazonia
geometric morphometrics
mitochondrial DNA
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