First report of Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil

We report the first known occurrence of Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. In 2009 and 2017, 2 adult specimens, a female and a male respectively, were collected at the Seridó Ecologica...

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Main Authors: Andressa Noronha Barbosa da Silva, Liléia Diotaiuti, Antonia Claudia Jácome da Câmara, Pedro Igor Câmara de Oliveira, Lúcia Maria Cunha Galvão, Egler Chiari, Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-12-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/27363/download/pdf/
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Summary:We report the first known occurrence of Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. In 2009 and 2017, 2 adult specimens, a female and a male respectively, were collected at the Seridó Ecological Station, which is located in the municipality of Serra Negra do Norte. These records broadens the geographical distribution of P. tertius in Brazil and the biodiversity of triatomines in Rio Grande do Norte.
ISSN:1809-127X