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
- Jane Costa; Ana Maria Argolo; Márcio Felix (2006). "Redescription of Triatoma melanica Neiva & Lent, 1941, new status (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)" (PDF). .
- Herman Lent & Pedro W. Wygodzinsky (1979). "Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and their significance as vectors of Chagas' disease". 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". PMID 15186796.
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