Cavernicola pilosa Barber, 1937 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first record in Amazonas state, Brazil

Cavernicola pilosa Barber, 1937 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first record in Amazonas state, Brazil

Cavernicola pilosa Barber, 1937 is a wild triatomine species that generally lives in caves but has been found invading dwellings. It feeds mostly on bat blood. This vector has a wide geographical distribution throughout Central and South America, including Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana, P...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eudi Bonfim do Nascimento, Éder dos Santos Souza, Vinicius Fernandes de Paiva, Érica Cristina da Silva Chagas, Cleber Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-04-01
Series:Check List
Subjects:
Chagas disease
triatomines
tribe Cavernicolini
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/50264/download/pdf/
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Summary:Cavernicola pilosa Barber, 1937 is a wild triatomine species that generally lives in caves but has been found invading dwellings. It feeds mostly on bat blood. This vector has a wide geographical distribution throughout Central and South America, including Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guiana, Panamá, Peru, and Venezuela. In Brazil, C. pilosa occurs in the states of Bahia, Pará, Tocantins, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and Maranhão. We report for the first time its presence in Amazonas state, Brazil. 
ISSN:1809-127X

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