Description of Triatoma mopan sp. n. from a cave in Belize (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

By

Dorn, Patricia
Justi, Silvia
Dale, Carolina
Stevens, Lori
Galvão, Cleber
Lima-Cordón, Raquel Asunción
Monroy, Carlota

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

775

Pages

69-95

Subjects

Belize , Chagas disease , new species , Triatoma dimidiata , Triatoma mopan

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.775.22553

 

Abstract

In this paper,Triatomamopansp. n.is described based on five males and six females collected in the Rio Frio cave, Cayo District, Belize. This species is similar toTriatomadimidiata(Latreille), but can be distinguished by characters found on the pronotum, legs, and abdomen. Geometric morphometry and phylogenetic comparisons are also provided. Presently, the species is known only from the type locality and is a potential Chagas vector.