Occurrence of hybrids and laboratory evidence of fertility among three species of the Phyllosoma complex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Mexico

In seven studied communities of Western Mexico, triatomine specimens were sympatrically collected, some with atypical morphological characteristics in contrast to pure specimens, which were presumed to be hybrids. More than 200 specimens of Meccus pallidipennis and Meccus longipennis with brown-yell...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra, Paz María Salazar-Schettino, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres, Mauro Omar Vences, José María Tapia-González, Bertha Espinoza-Gutiérrez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-12-01
Subjects:	Triatominae hybrids Meccus Phyllosoma complex Mexico
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000800009