Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 44(6):774-776, nov-dez, 2011Capture of Triatoma arthurneivai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) using a new luminous trap in Southeast Brazil
ABSTRACTIntroduction: Triatomine bug captures in the wild are laborious and timeconsuming. Some traps may assist in this task. We report a new trap design and the capture of a specimen of a triatomine rarely found. Methods: Two luminous traps were installed in the city of Diamantina, State of Minas Gerais, and surveyed weekly for a year. Results: A Triatoma arthurneivai female and other triatomine bugs were caught. Conclusions: A new trap design may be used in triatomine bugs field captures, mainly in low density areas. We assume the center of endemism of Triatoma arthurneivai is the Espinhaço Mountain range.
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