Confirmation of the first report of Psammolestes tertius Lent and Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Paraná State, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Vinícius Fernandes de Paiva, João Aristeu da Rosa, Walter Ceretti Junior, Mauro Toledo Marrelli, Jader de Oliveira
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021
• Subjects: Triatomines; Chagas disease; Occurrence; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Lent
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0485-2020; https://doaj.org/article/1e197f6c968a4848a936b79aae0f13c3

Abstract INTRODUCTION This study confirms the occurrence of Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Paraná, Brazil. METHODS: In 2002, a male specimen of P. tertius was collected in the municipality of Porto Rico, Paraná, Brazil. RESULTS: Thi...