Cryptic speciation in the Triatoma sordida subcomplex (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) revealed by chromosomal markers

Abstract Background Chagas disease vectors (Hemiptera-Reduviidae) comprise more than 140 blood-sucking insect species of the Triatominae subfamily. The largest genus is Triatoma, subdivided in several complexes and subcomplexes according to morphology, ecology and genetic features. One of them is th...

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Main Authors: Francisco Panzera, Sebastián Pita, Julieta Nattero, Yanina Panzera, Cleber Galvão, Tamara Chavez, Antonieta Rojas De Arias, Lourdes Cardozo Téllez, François Noireau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1109-6