First report of Eratyrus mucronatus, Stal, 1859, (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), in the State of Rondônia, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: This paper reports, for the first time, the presence of the Eratyrus mucronatus species in the State of Rondonia, Brazil. METHODS: These specimens were caught by chance in the forest and later they were collected using luminous traps. RESULTS: After finding these specimens, the number...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Olzeno Trevisan, Renato Moreira Rosa, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011
Subjects:
Triatomíneos
Eratyrus mucronatus
Rondônia
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Stal’
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822011000400022
https://doaj.org/article/ccf51a706854458faaf8ece33421276a
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Summary:INTRODUCTION: This paper reports, for the first time, the presence of the Eratyrus mucronatus species in the State of Rondonia, Brazil. METHODS: These specimens were caught by chance in the forest and later they were collected using luminous traps. RESULTS: After finding these specimens, the number of the Triatominae genera in Rondonia rose to four, while its species rose to seven. CONCLUSIONS: Complimentary studies will be conducted in order to allow for clearer understanding the ecology of this arthropod, its possible role in transmitting Chagas' disease and its current geographical distribution.

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