Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first report in Sergipe State, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Jader de Oliveira, João Aristeu da Rosa, Felipe Mendes Fontes, David Campos Andrade, Rubens Riscala Madi, Cláudia Moura de Melo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021
• Subjects: Biogeography; Caatinga; Geographical distribution; Kissing bugs; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Lent
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0708-2020; https://doaj.org/article/9402996a4d0b4c78b069d1b91814d50f

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study reports the first occurrence of Psammolestes tertius (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. METHODS: In 2020, 95 specimens were collected from the municipality of Porto da Folha, Sergipe, Brazil. RESULTS: This finding expands the geographical distribution of the species from 15 states in Brazil to 16 and increases the biodiversity of triatomines in the state of Sergipe. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of P. tertius in the state of Sergipe demonstrated a wider distribution of this species in northeastern Brazil.