First report of Microtriatoma borbai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil: would M. borbai be living in eucalyptus crops?

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of Microtriatoma borbai in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil is reported by the first time. METHODS: A triatomine specimen collected in a hybrid eucalyptus crop in the municipality of Aracruz, Espírito Santo state was found to be a male M. borbai. RESULTS: Thi...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana, David dos Santos Martins, João Bosco da Silva, Jader de Oliveira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021
Subjects:
Biogeography
Bolboderini
Kissing bugs
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Lent
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0147-2021
https://doaj.org/article/85c7200e77ea4b7e8b27277541146bdf
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of Microtriatoma borbai in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil is reported by the first time. METHODS: A triatomine specimen collected in a hybrid eucalyptus crop in the municipality of Aracruz, Espírito Santo state was found to be a male M. borbai. RESULTS: This finding expands the geographical distribution of M. borbai from four to five Brazilian states. It is the first report of M. borbai occurrence inside a eucalyptus crop. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of M. borbai in the state of Espírito Santo broadens the geographical distribution of this species in southeastern Brazil.

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