A new species of Rhodnius from Brazil (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

By

Rosa, João Aristeu da
Garcia Justino, Hernany Henrique
Nascimento, Juliana
Mendonça, Vagner José
Solano Rocha, Claudia
Carvalho, Danila Blanco de
Falcone, Rossana
Vilela de Azeredo-Oliveira, Maria Tercilia
Alevi, Kaio Cesar Chaboli
de Oliveira, Jader

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

675

Pages

1-25

Subjects

Brazil , cytotaxonomy , new species , Rhodnius , taxonomy , Triatominae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.675.12024

 

Abstract

A colony was formed from eggs of a Rhodnius sp. female collected in Taquarussu, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and its specimens were used to describe R. taquarussuensis sp. n. This species is similar to R. neglectus, but distinct characters were observed on the head, thorax, abdomen, female external genitalia and male genitalia. Chromosomal differences between the two species were also established.