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| Author(s): |
Rosseto, Leandro Augusto
[1]
;
De Paiva, Vinicius Fernandes
[2]
;
Belintani, Tiago
[2]
;
de Oliveira, Jader
[3]
;
Mendonca, Vagner Jose
[4]
;
Da Rosa, Joao Aristeu
[1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Sao Paulo, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut, Araraquara, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Epidemiol, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Piaui, Dept Parasitol & Microbiol, Teresina, PI - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical; v. 54, 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Introduction: Triatoma lenti and Triatoma sherlocki are endemic species of the State of Bahia, located in northeastern Brazil, where they have records of domiciliation in the human environment. In view of the epidemiological aspect and taxonomic importance of these species for the systematics of the Triatoma genus, a study was carried out with nymphs of all five instars. Methods: An extensive review of studies on nymphs from the subfamily Triatominae is presented. Morphology was studied using a scanning electron microscope and morphometric analyses. Results: The morphological study allowed us to characterize and discriminate species by means of scanning electron microscope of the last abdominal segment. In addition, the results show morphometric variability, with the total size of the head that best discriminates the species. Conclusions: Studies on nymphs are fundamental to the ecosystem; however, the literature on the immature forms of certain groups is scarce, difficult to use, or nonexistent. Therefore, this study includes morphological and morphometric data of the nymphal instars of T. lend and T. sherlocki, corroborating the specific taxonomy of these species. (AU) | |