List of species

Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

Based on:

  • Dujardin et al. 2000. Les vecteurs de la maladie de chagas. Recherches taxonomiques, biologiques et génétiques. Académie Royales des Sciences d'Outre-Mer.
  • Galvão et al. 2003. A checklist of the current valid species of the subfamily Triatominae Jeannel, 1919 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and their geographical distribution, with nomenclatureal and taxonomic notes. Zootaxa, 202: 1-36.
  • Rosa et al. 2017. A new species of Rhodnius from Brazil (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae). ZooKeys, 675: 1-25.
  • Oliveira et al. 2018. Description of a new species of Nesotriatoma Usinger, 1944 from Cuba and revalidation of synonymy between Nesotriatoma bruneri (Usinger, 1944) and N. flavida (Neiva, 1911) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae). Journal of Vector Ecology, 43(1): 148-157.

Tribe: Alberproseniini

Genus: Alberprosenia (sylvatic genus, without medical importance)

001. Alberprosenia goyovargasi (Venezuela, with reptiles)

002. Alberprosenia malheiroi (Brazil)


Tribe: Bolboderini

<12mm, sylvatic, generally in trees or bromeliaceas, flat body, without medical importance


Genus: Belminus (without ocellus)

  1. 003. Belminus corredori (Colombia) Galvão & Angulo 2006
  2. 004. Belminus costaricensis (South Mexico, Costa Rica)
  3. 005. Belminus ferroae (Colombia) Sandoval et al. 2007
  4. 006. Belminus herreri (Colombia, Panama)
  5. 007. Belminus laportei (Brazil)
  6. 008. Belminus peruvianus (North Peru) - PERIDOMICILE (Barrett 1991)
  7. 009. Belminus pittieri (Venezuela)
  8. 010. Belminus rugulosus (Venezuela, Colombia)

Genus: Bolbodera

011. Bolbodera scabrosa (Cuba, with rodents?)

Genus: Microtriatoma

012. Microtriatoma borbai (Brazil)

013. Microtriatoma trinidadensis (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela) - PERIDOMICILE (Matias et al. 2001)

Genus: Parabelminus

014. Parabelminus carioca (Brazil)

015. Parabelminus yurupucu (Brazil)

Tribe: Cavernicolini (<13mm, sylvatic, in cavern or trunk trees, flat body, without medical importance) - see Note below

Genus: Cavernicola

016. Cavernicola lenti (Brazil)

017. Cavernicola pilosa (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, with bats)

Tribe: Linshcosteini

Genus: Linshcosteus (Sylvatic genus, India, in rocks)

018. Linshcosteus carnifex (India)

019. Linshcosteus chota (India)

020. Linshcosteus confumus (India)

021. Linshcosteus costalis (India)

022. Linshcosteus kali (India)

023. Linshcosteus karupus (India) Galvão et al. 2002


Tribe: Rhodniini

in trees, above all palm trees

Genus: Psammolestes (sylvatic genus, with birds)

024. Psammolestes arthuri (Colombia, Venezuela)

025. Psammolestes coreodes (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)

026. Psammolestes tertius (Brazil)

Genus: Rhodnius

027. Rhodnius amazonicus (Brazil, French Guiana)

028. Rhodnius barretti (Brazil) - Abad-Franch et al. 2013

029. Rhodnius brethesi (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela) - Sylvatic species

030. Rhodnius colombiensis (Colombia) - Mejia et al. 1999

031. Rhodnius dalessandroi (Colombia) - Sylvatic species

032. Rhodnius domesticus (Brazil) - Sylvatic species

033. Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (South Colombia, Ecuador, North Peru) - VECTOR in Ecuador and Peru - DOMICILE

034. Rhodnius marabaensis (Brazil) - Souza et al. 2016

035. Rhodnius milesi (Brazil)

036. Rhodnius montenegrensis (Brazil) - Rosa et al. 2012

037. Rhodnius nasutus (Brazil) - In Domiciliation process

038. Rhodnius neglectus (Brazil) - In Domiciliation process

039. Rhodnius neivai (Colombia, Venezuela) - Sylvatic species

040. Rhodnius pallescens (Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela) - Principal VECTOR in Panama - DOMICILE

041. Rhodnius paraensis (Brazil) - Sylvatic species

042. Rhodnius pictipes (Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela) - Sylvatic species

043. Rhodnius prolixus (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Guiana, French Guiana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela) - Principal VECTOR in Central America - DOMICILE

044. Rhodnius robustus (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Peru, Venezuela) - Sylvatic species

045. Rhodnius stali (Bolivia, Brazil) - In Domiciliation process, VECTOR in Bolivia

046. Rhodnius taquarussuensis (Brazil) - Rosa et al. 2017

047. Rhodnius zeledoni (Brazil) - Jurberg, da Silva Rocha, Galvão 2009


Tribe: Triatomini

Genus: Dipetalogaster (>4cm,in rocks with reptile)

048. Dipetalogaster maxima (Mexico)

Genus: Eratyrus

049. Eratyrus cuspidatus (West Colombia, West Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, West Venezuela)

050. Eratyrus mucronatus (Bolivia, Brazil, East Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guyana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, East Venezuela) - In Domiciliation process

Genus: Hermanlentia

051. Hermanlentia matsunoi (Peru)

Genus: Meccus

052. Meccus bassolsae (Mexico)

053. Meccus longipennis (Mexico) - In DOMICILE, VECTOR

054. Meccus mazzottii (Mexico) - In DOMICILE, VECTOR

055. Meccus pallidipennis (Mexico) - In DOMICILE, VECTOR

056. Meccus phyllosomus (Mexico)

057. Meccus picturatus (Mexico)

Genus: Mepraia (Female without wings, male with or without wings, from arid and semiarid regions)

058. Mepraia gajardoi (Chile)

059. Mepraia spinolai (Chile)

Genus: Nesotriatoma

060. Nesotriatoma confusa (Cuba)

061. Nesotriatoma flavida (Cuba)

062. Nesotriatoma obscura (Jamaica)

Genus: Paratriatoma

063. Paratriatoma hirsuta (Mexico, USA) - with rodents

Genus: Panstrongylus (with medical importance)

064. Panstrongylus chinai (Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela) - IN DOMICILE - VECTOR

065. Panstrongylus diasi (Bolivia, Brazil)

066. Panstrongylus geniculatus (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Surinam, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad, Uruguay, Venezuela)

067. Panstrongylus guentheri (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay)

068. Panstrongylus howardi (Ecuador)

069. Panstrongylus humeralis (Panama)

070. Panstrongylus lenti (Brazil)

071. Panstrongylus lignarius (Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela) - Sylvatic species, IN DOMICILE

072. Panstrongylus lutzi (Brazil)

073. Panstrongylus megistus (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) - VECTOR

074. Panstrongylus mitarakaensis (French Guyana) Bérenger & Blanchet 2007

075. Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela) - IN DOMICILE

076. Panstrongylus tupynambai (Brazil, Uruguay) - Sylvatic species

Note: The species Panstrongylus sherlocki (Jurberg, Carcavallo and Lent, 2001) was synomyzed with Panstrongylus lutzi, Neiva & Pinto, 1923 by Barbosa et al. 2005 (see Patterson et al. 2009)

Genus: Triatoma

077. Triatoma amicitiae (Sri Lanka)

078. Triatoma arthurneivai (Brazil) - sylvatic, vector of a Hemogregarina of reptile

079. Triatoma baratai (Brazil) Carcavallo & Jurberg 2000

080. Triatoma barberi (Mexico) - VECTOR in Mexico

081. Triatoma bolivari (Mexico) - Sylvatic

082. Triatoma boliviana (Bolivia) - Martinez et al. 2007 - Sylvatic species, light attraction

083. Triatoma bouvieri (Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Vietnam)

084. Triatoma brailovskyi (Mexico)

085. Triatoma brasiliensis (Brazil) - VECTOR in North Brazil

085a. T. b. brasiliensis

085b. T. b. melanica - Distinct species?

085c. T. b. macromelanosoma

086. Triatoma breyeri (Argentine)

087. Triatoma carcavalloi (Brazil)

088. Triatoma carrioni (South Ecuador, North Peru) - Between 1000-2600m.

089. Triatoma cavernicola (Malaysia)

090. Triatoma circummaculata (Argentine, Brazil, Uruguay)

091. Triatoma costalimai (Brazil)

092. Triatoma deaneorum (Brazil)

093. Triatoma delpontei (Argentine, Paraguay, Uruguay) - With birds (Myiopsitta monacha), fertile with T. platensis

094. Triatoma dimidiata (Belice, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North Peru, Venezuela) - Third VECTOR of Chagas disease

095. Triatoma dispar (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama) - In trees, with monkeys

096. Triatoma eratyrusiformis (Argentine)

097. Triatoma garciabesi (Argentine)

098. Triatoma gerstaeckeri (Mexico, USA)

099. Triatoma gomeznunezi (Mexico)

100. Triatoma guasayana (Argentine, Bolivia, Paraguay) - In PERIDOMICILE

101. Triatoma guazu (Brazil, Paraguay) - In DOMICILE

102. Triatoma hegneri (Mexico)

103. Triatoma incrassata (Mexico, USA)

104. Triatoma indictiva (Mexico, USA) - sylvatic species

105. Triatoma infestans (Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, South Peru, Uruguay) - Most important VECTOR - Domestic, and sylvatic in Bolivia

106. Triatoma infestans melanosoma (Argentine) - Fertile with T. infestans

107. Triatoma juazeirensis (Brazil) - PERIDOMICILE - Costa & Felix 2007

108. Triatoma jurbergi (Brazil) - In DOMICILE

109. Triatoma klugi (Brazil) Carcavallo et al. 2001

110. Triatoma lecticularia (Mexico, USA) - In DOMICILE / PERIDOMICILE

111. Triatoma lenti (Brazil)

112. Triatoma leopoldi (Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)

113. Triatoma limai (Argentine) - In rocks

114. Triatoma maculata (Aruba Island, Bonaire Island, Brazil, Colombia, Curacao, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela) - In domiciliation process

115. Triatoma matogrossensis (Brazil) - Sylvatic

116. Triatoma melanica (Brazil) - Elevated to species status in 2006 (Costa et al. 2006)

117. Triatoma melanocephala (Brazil) - Sylvatic

118. Triatoma mexicana (Mexico)

119. Triatoma migrans (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sarawak, Thailand)

120. Triatoma neotomae (USA)

121. Triatoma nigromaculata (Colombia, Venezuela) - In trees, with birds and Didelphis

122. Triatoma nitida (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico) - IN DOMICILE, with or without T. dimidiata

123. Triatoma oliveirai (Brazil) - Sylvatic

124. Triatoma patagonica (Argentine)

125. Triatoma peninsularis (Mexico)

126. Triatoma petrochiae (Brazil) - Sylvatic

127. Triatoma platensis (Argentine, South Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) - With birds, sometimes in hens' house, fertile with T. delpontei

128. Triatoma protracta (Mexico, USA) - with rodents, light attraction

128a. T. p. protracta

128b. T. p. navajoensis

128c. T. p. woodi

128d. T. p. zacatecensis

128e. T. p. nahuatlae

129. Triatoma pugasi (Indonesia)

130. Triatoma pseudomaculata (Bolivia, Brazil)

131. Triatoma recurva (Mexico, USA)

132. Triatoma rubida (Mexico)

133. Triatoma rubrofasciata (Andaman Islands, Angola, Antigua, Argentine, The Azores, Bahamas, Brazil, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, China, The Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guyana, Grenada Island, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Martinique, Mauritania, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Reunion, Rodriguez Islands, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapour, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ste Croix Island, St Vincent Island, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, USA) - In DOMICILE, with rodents (not very anthropophagous), origin: North America

134. Triatoma rubrovaria (Argentine, Brazil, Uruguay) - In rocks, also in DOMICILE / PERIDOMICILE

135. Triatoma ryckmani (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)

136. Triatoma sanguisuga (USA) - In DOMICILE / PERIDOMICILE, infected with T. cruzi

137. Triatoma sherlocki (Brazil)

138. Triatoma sinaloensis (Mexico, USA)

139. Triatoma sinica (China)

140. Triatoma sordida (Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay) - In DOMICILE / PERIDOMICILE

141. Triatoma tibiamaculata (Brazil)

142. Triatoma vandae (Brazil) Carcavallo et al. 2002

143. Triatoma venosa (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama) - Between1600-2200m.

144. Triatoma vitticeps (Brazil)

145. Triatoma williami (Brazil)

146. Triatoma wygodzinskyi (Brazil)

147. Triatoma dominicana (Dominican Republic) - fossil species, Poinar 2005

Note: The species Torrealbaia martinezi (Carcavallo, Jurberg & Lent 1998, Tribe: Cavernicolini) was synonymized with Amphibolus Klug, 1839 (Harpactorinae) by Forero et al. (2004)

Note: The species Panstrongylus sherlocki (Jurberg, Carcavallo and Lent, 2001) was synomyzed with Panstrongylus lutzi, Neiva & Pinto, 1923 by Barbosa et al. 2005 (see Patterson et al. 2009)



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