Rhodnius zeledoni sp. nov. afim de Rhodnius paraensis Sherlock, Guitton & Miles, 1977 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

Authors

  • José Jurberg Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos
  • Dayse da Silva Rocha Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos
  • Cleber Galvão Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos

Keywords:

Chagas disease, systematic, Rhodnius zeledoni sp. nov., Hemiptera, taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Rhodnius is described and illustrated from a male specimen from northeastern Brazil. The specimen was found died and dried. This species can be distinguished from its similar congener R. paraensis Sherlock, Guitton & Miles by the greater size, the general aspect of the color of the body, by the uniform color of the legs, different proportions between the morphological structures of the head and the segments of the rostrum; also, in the male genitalia by the aspect of median process of pygophore, dorsal phallotheca plate and phallotheca process.
Issue Cover Vol.: 9 Num: 1

Downloads

Published

2009-03-01

How to Cite

Jurberg, J., Rocha, D. da S., & Galvão, C. (2009). Rhodnius zeledoni sp. nov. afim de Rhodnius paraensis Sherlock, Guitton & Miles, 1977 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae). Biota Neotropica, 9(1). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/482

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2009): v9n1

Section

Articles