Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2022 Oct 24:55:e01132022. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0113-2022. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Background: This study is the first report of the species Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Roraima, a state in northern Brazil.

Methods: We collected specimens from a residence in the municipality of Rorainópolis.

Results: Our findings confirmed the occurrence of this species in Roraima, increasing the number of registered species from six to seven.

Conclusions: Future studies are required to further investigate and expand our knowledge of the occurrence of this species and its epidemiological importance for this state.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Chagas Disease*
  • Insect Vectors
  • Panstrongylus*
  • Reduviidae*
  • Triatominae*