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Characterization of Female External Genitalia and Eggs of Four South American Species of the Triatoma Laporte, 1832 Genus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)
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BELINTANI, Tiago et al. Characterization of Female External Genitalia and Eggs of Four South American Species of the Triatoma Laporte, 1832 Genus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). Insects, v. 12, n. 537, p. 1-14, June 2021.
2075-4450
10.3390/insects12060537
Autor
Belintani, Tiago
Oliveira, Jader
Pinotti, Heloisa
Alevi, Kaio Cesar Chaboli
Nascimento, Juliana Damieli
Sasso-Cerri, Estela
Galvão, Cleber
Rosa, João Aristeu da
Resumen
Triatoma is the most diversified and one of the most important genera from an epidemiolog ical perspective. Given the difficulty in identifying some species of the Triatoma genus, morphological, histological, and morphometric studies were performed to provide new characters that make it possible to differentiate T. garciabesi, T. guasayana, T. patagonica, and T. sordida sensu stricto, triatomines that overlap geographically and have vector potential. Through the external female genitalia, as well as morphology, morphometry, and histology of eggshells, it was possible to discriminate the four species. In addition, this study reinforces the taxonomic validity of T. garciabesi and provides new data for discussion on systematic issues of T. guasayana and T. patagonica.