Triatoma melanica
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Triatoma melanica Neiva & Lent, 1941
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Triatoma melanica is a hematophagous insect, a Chagas disease vector, included in the Triatominae group. It occurs in the north of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, and is found almost exclusively in silvatic environment. However, sporadically it may also invade houses. T. melanica was originally described as Triatoma brasiliensis melanica Neiva & Lent, 1941. Recently, it was redescribed with a new specific status, due to its distinct morphology, genetics, and biogeographic characteristics.
References[edit]
- Jane Costa; Ana Maria Argolo; Márcio Felix (2006). "Redescription of Triatoma melanica Neiva & Lent, 1941, new status (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1385: 47–58. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1385.1.3.
- Herman Lent & Pedro W. Wygodzinsky (1979). "Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and their significance as vectors of Chagas' disease". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 163: 125–520. hdl:2246/1282.
- Fernando A. Monteiro; Martin J. Donnelly; Charles B. Beard & Jane Costa (2004). "Nested clade and phylogeographic analyses of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma brasiliensis in Northeast Brazil". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 32 (1): 46–56. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.12.011. PMID 15186796.