Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil
Éder dos Santos Souza, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Cléber Galvão, Vinícius Fernandes de Paiva, Izabele de Souza Guimarães, Ágata Cristian Lima da Silva, Gabriela Maciel Alencar, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra
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.