R. colombiensis

Rhodnius colombiensis (Mejia, Galvão & Jurberg, 1999)

Distribution:

Colombia (Cundinamarca, Tolima)

Characteristics:

- Morphologically close to R. pallescens, genetically close to R. ecuadoriensis

- Differentiation from R. pallescens and R. prolixus species based on morphometric analysis of differences in the cephalic characteristics and differences between some structures of the male genitalia

Biology:

- Sylvatic species

- Sympatric with R. prolixus

- In palm trees (Attalae butyracea)

- Found sometimes in domiciles

- High prevalence of natural T. cruzi (and T. rangeli) infection

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arévalo A, Carranza JC, Guhl F, Clavijo JA, Vallejo GA. 2007. Comparación de los patrones de alimentación y defecación de Rhodnius colombiensis and R. prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) en condiciones de laboratorio. Biomédica 27 Suppl. 1: 101-109.

Arévalo A, Carranza JC, Guhl F, Clavijo JA, Vallejo GA. 2007. Comparison of the life cycles of Rhodnius colombiensis Moreno, Jurberg & Galvão, 1999 and R. prolixus Stal, 1872 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) under laboratory conditions. Biomédica, 27 Suppl. 1: 119-129.

dos Santos CM, Jurberg J, Galvão C, da Rosa JA, Junior WC, Barata JMS, Obara MT. 2009. Comparative descriptions of eggs from three species of Rhodnius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 104(7): 1012-1018.

Dujardin JP, Schofield CJ & Panzera F. 2000. Les vecteurs de la maladie de Chagas. Recherches taxonomiques, biologiques et génétiques. Académie Royales des Sciences d'Outre-Mer.

Galvão C, Carcavallo R, Da Silva Rocha D & Jurberg J. 2003. A checklist of the current valid species of the subfamily Triatominae Jeannel, 1919 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and their geographical distribution, with nomenclatural and taxonomic notes. Zootaxa, 202: 1-36.

Guhl F, Aguilera G, Pinto N & Vergara D. 2007. Updated geographical distribution and ecoepidemiology of the triatomine fauna (Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Colombia. Biomédica, 27 suppl.1, 143-162. (link)

Mejia JM, Galvão C, Jurberg J. 1999. Rhodnius colombiensis sp. N da Colômbia com quadros comparativos entre estruturas falicas do gênero Rhodnius Stal, 1859 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae). Entomol Vet, 6: 601-617.