R. amazonicus

Rhodnius amazonicus (Almeida, Santos & Sposina, 1973)

Distribution:

Brazil: Amazonas (Itacoatiara)French Guiana (Cacao, Saül)

Characteristics:

Species close to R. pictipes, R. paraensis, R. stali

- Length: 17 mm

- at least the meso- and the metatibia with a black median ring

- median process of pygophore bispinose

- anteocular region of the head at least 2.7 times as long as postocular

- corium brownish, veins yellowish, without black spot

- femora uniformly yellowish, a yellowish median ring on metafemora

Fig. from Bérenger & Pluot-Sigwalt 2002. (please see the PDF here).

Biology:

- Sylvatic species

- Biology unknown

- Specimens caught at light trapping

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bérenger JK & Pluot-Sigwalt D. 2002. Rhodnius amazonicus Almeida, Santos & Sposina, 1973, Bona species,close to R. pictipes Stal, 1872 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). Mem. do Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 97(1): 73-77.