Characterization of female external genitalia and eggs of four south american species of the Triatoma laporte, 1832 genus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)
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...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/221837 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12060537 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/221837 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Chagas diseases Morphology Morphometry Triatoma Triatominae |
| Resumo: | 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. |
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