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

• 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

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.