Chagas vectors Panstrongylus chinai (Del Ponte, 1929) and Panstrongylus howardi (Neiva, 1911): chromatic forms or true species?

Chagas vectors Panstrongylus chinai (Del Ponte, 1929) and Panstrongylus howardi (Neiva, 1911): chromatic forms or true species?

Abstract Background Chagas disease is a parasitic infection transmitted by “kissing bugs” (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) that has a huge economic impact in Latin American countries. The vector species with the upmost epidemiological importance in Ecuador are Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (Lent &...

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Main Authors: Anita G. Villacís, Jean-Pierre Dujardin, Francisco Panzera, César A. Yumiseva, Sebastián Pita, Soledad Santillán-Guayasamín, Marco I. Orozco, Katherine D. Mosquera, Mario J. Grijalva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Antennal phenotype
Experimental hybridization
Ecological niche modeling
Geometric morphometry
Panstrongylus
Triatominae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04097-z

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