| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Jader De Oliveira
[1]
;
Kaio Cesar Chaboli-Alevi
[2]
;
Juliana Damieli Nascimento
[3]
;
Vagner José Mendonça
[4]
;
Renato Freitas de Araújo
[5]
;
João Aristeu da Rosa
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Epidemiologia - Brasil
[2] Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ). Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos - Brasil
[3] Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia - Brasil
[4] Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI). Departamento de Parasitologia e Microbiologia/ CCS - Brasil
[5] Secretaria Estadual de Saúde da Bahia - Brasil
[6] Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP). Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista chilena de entomología; v. 49, n. 2, p. 271-278, 2023-06-00. |
| Abstract | |
Abstract Triatoma melanocephala is an endemic species of Brazil. Phenotypic (external morphology) and molecular studies were performed to contribute to the taxonomy and phylogeny of triatomines, since few studies on the internal morphology of these were found. In order to contribute to the biological, morphological and taxonomic knowledge of the subfamily Triatominae, this work describes the internal morphology of the reproductive apparatus of adult males and females of T. melanocephala. For this work 30 specimens from Jequié, Bahia, Brazil were used. Triatoma melanocephala's reproductive system included slim spermathecae insertions, large/medium rounded terminal bodies, and irregular ellipsoid-shaped testicles with a transparent, vitreous appearance. These results contribute to the knowledge of the reproductive biology of this species of vectorial importance and show taxonomic relevance, as well as possible application in systematic studies. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/15386-3 - Morphological and morphometric instars characterization of Triatoma melanocephala Neiva and Pinto, 1923 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) |
| Grantee: | Jader de Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |