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Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima,
Éder Dos Santos Souza1, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti2, Cleber Galvão3
1Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Centro de Entomologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, Manaus, AM, Brasil.
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.
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