- Triatoma melanica
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Triatoma melanica" Neiva & Lent, 1941This insect is
hematophagous , aChagas disease vector , included in theTriatominae group. It occurs in the north of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, and is found exclusively in silvatic environment. However, sporadically it may also invade houses. "T. melanica " was originally described as "Triatoma brasiliensis melanica" Neiva & Lent, 1941. Recently, it was redescribed with a new specific status, due to its distinct morphology, genetics, and biogeographic characteristics.References
*Costa J, Argolo A, Felix M 2006. Redescription of "Triatoma melanica" Neiva & Lent, 1941, new status (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). "Zootaxa 1385": 47-58.
*Lent H, Wygodzinsky P 1979. Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and their significance as vectors of Chagas' disease. "Bull Am Mus Nat Hist 163": 125-520.
*Monteiro FA, Donnelly MJ, Beard CB, Costa J 2004. Nested clade and phylogeographic analyses of the Chagas disease vector "Triatoma brasiliensis" in Northeast Brazil. "Mol Phylogenet Evol 32": 46-56.
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