Author | Santos, Carolina Magalhães dos | |
Author | Jurberg, José | |
Author | Galvão, Cleber | |
Author | Rocha, Dayse da Silva | |
Author | Fernandez, Jaime Ivan Rodriguez | |
Access date | 2019-07-24T12:11:04Z | |
Available date | 2019-07-24T12:11:04Z | |
Document date | 2003 | |
Citation | SANTOS, Carolina Magalhães dos et al. Estudo Morfométrico do Gênero Panstrongylus Berg, 1879 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 98, n. 7, p. 939-944, Oct. 2003. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/34387 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Panstrongylus | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Morfometria | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Vetores da Doença de Chagas | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Triatominae | pt_BR |
Title | Estudo Morfométrico do Gênero Panstrongylus Berg, 1879 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1590/S0074-02762003000700014 | |
Abstract | The subfamily Triatominae is actually represented by 137 species distributed among 6 tribes and 19 genera. Within this subfamily, the genus Panstrongylus, Berg 1879, is composed by 13 species widespread in sylvatic, peridomestic, and domestic habitats of Neotropical regions. These species are vectors of Chagas disease and consequently are found associated with its main hosts, such as birds and mammals. Interest in species of this genus has been increasing in the last few years. Reports of several authors indicate these Triatominae to invade and colonize houses, increasing their epidemiological significance. Morphometry was used in this study to investigate correlations among possible closely related species. We measured 224 specimens among 13 species through a set of metric variables of the head. The results indicated that the genus Panstrongylus seems to be homogeneous since 10 of the 14 species were shown to be closely related. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Entomologia. Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia. Curitiba, PR, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Panstrongylus | pt_BR |
Subject | Morphometry | pt_BR |
Subject | Triatominae | pt_BR |
Subject | Chagas disease vectors | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |