Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted mainly by members of the subfamily Triatominae. There are currently …

Classification of the Triatominae has become a complex balance between traditional
approaches and a wide variety of evolutionary interpretations. On the one hand is the need …

In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

Os triatomíneos são insetos hematófagos de grande importância médica, pois são os
responsáveis pela transmissão do Trypanosoma cruzi, o agente etiológico da doença de …

Although Brazil was declared free from Chagas disease transmission by the domestic vector
Triatoma infestans, human acute cases are still being registered based on transmission by …

Morphometrics underwent a revolution more than one decade ago. In the modern
morphometrics, the estimate of size is now contained in a single variable reflecting variation …

We present here a multisource approach that takes advantage of several disciplines to
address a taxonomic issue. A triatomine related to Rhodnius robustus Larrousse, 1927 was …

Abstract Triatoma bahiensis Sherlock & Serafim, 1967, T. lenti Sherlock & Serafim, 1967,
and T. pessoai Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 were described based on material collected in the …

Abstract Background The Triatoma brasiliensis complex is a monophyletic group,
comprising three species, one of which includes two subspecific taxa, distributed across 12 …

Chagas disease, the American trypanosomiasis, is an important neglected tropical illness
caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) …