Confirmation of the first report of Psammolestes tertius Lent and Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Parana State, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Paiva, Vinicius Fernandes de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Rosa, Joao Aristeu da [UNESP], Ceretti Junior, Walter, Marrelli, Mauro Toledo, Oliveira, Jader de [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0485-2020; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/210107
• topic: Triatomines; Chagas disease; Occurrence

Introduction: This study confirms the occurrence of Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Parana, Brazil. Methods: In 2002, a male specimen of P. tertius was collected in the municipality of Porto Rico, Parana, Brazil. Results: This finding adds to the data on the geographical distribution of P. tertius from 14 to 15 known occurrences in Brazilian states and, therefore, reports the increase in the diversity of triatomines in Parana. Conclusions: The presence of P. tertius in the state of Parana demonstrates that the biodiversity of these insects may have been underestimated.