ZooKeys (May 2017)

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

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.675.12024
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 675
pp. 1 – 25

Abstract

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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.