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New kissing bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) records from Napo and Morona-Santiago provinces with distribution updates in Ecuador

  • Ana Soto-Vivas
  • , Sandra Enríquez
  • , Ernesto Villacrés
  • , Jazzmin Arrivillaga
  • , Martín Hinojosa
  • , Jonathan Liria

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Abstract

Four species of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) are reported in four localities in Ecuadorian Amazonia. Eratyrus mucronatus Stål, 1859, Rhodnius pictipes Stål, 1872 & Panstrongylus geniculatus (Latreille, 1811) in Napo Province, and Rhodnius robustus Larrousse, 1927 in Morona-Santiago Province. Two specimens of R. pictipes were found in an urban area of Tena City (capital province). These findings can indicate a risk of Chagas disease transmission in urban and peri-urban areas of the Amazonia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12515-12522
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Threatened Taxa
Volume10
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Chagas disease
  • New records
  • Rhodniini
  • Triatomini

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