First report of Microtriatoma borbai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979  (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Espírito  Santo, Brazil: would M. borbai be living in eucalyptus crops?

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural. Vitória, ES, Brasil.
Suzano S.A., Unidade Aracruz. Aracruz, ES, Brasil..
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública. São Paulo, SP, Brasil / Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho”, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Laboratório de Parasitologia. Araraquara, SP, Brasil.

Abstract

Introduction: The occurrence of Microtriatoma borbai in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil is reported by the first time. Methods: A triatomine specimen collected in a hybrid eucalyptus crop in the municipality of Aracruz, Espírito Santo state was found to be a male M. borbai. Results: This finding expands the geographical distribution of M. borbai from four to five Brazilian states. It is the first report of M. borbai occurrence inside a eucalyptus crop. Conclusions: The occurrence of M. borbai in the state of Espírito Santo broadens the geographical distribution of this species in southeastern Brazil.

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Biogeografia
Bolboderini
Insetos

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Biogeography
Bolboderini
Kissing bugs

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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

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GIL-SANTANA, Hélcio R. et al. First report of Microtriatoma borbai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil: would M. borbai be living in eucalyptus crops? Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 54, e0147-2021), 3 p, 2021.

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0037-8632

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