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

2017; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 675; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3897/zookeys.675.12024

ISSN

1313-2989

Autores

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

Tópico(s)

Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Resumo

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. taquarussuensissp. 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.

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