Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first report in Sergipe State, Brazil

Abstract

Introduction: This study reports the first occurrence of Psammolestes tertius (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Methods: In 2020, 95 specimens were collected from the municipality of Porto da Folha, Sergipe, Brazil. Results: This finding expands the geographical distribution of the species from 15 states in Brazil to 16 and increases the biodiversity of triatomines in the state of Sergipe. Conclusions: The presence of P. tertius in the state of Sergipe demonstrated a wider distribution of this species in northeastern Brazil.

American triatomine species occurrences: updates and novelties in the DataTri database

“…Mexico is another example, with records of Triatoma rubida sonoriana being a new inclusion for all habitat types (domicile, peridomicile and sylvatic) [24]; new records of Triatoma barberi (Usinger, 1939) for Mexico state [25], as well as records of Triatoma rubida for Ocampo municipality and records of Triatoma gerstaeckeri (Stål, 1859) [26]. Records of some species were also updated in new Psammolestes tertius (Lent & Jurberg, 1965) in the states of Sergipe [30], Paraná [31] and Rio Grande do Norte [32] in Brazil, and of Cavernicola pilosa and Microtriatoma trinidadensis in Amazonas, Brazil [33,34].…”

“…Records of some species were also updated in new states of Brazil, such as Eratyrus mucronatus (Stål, 1859) and Rhodnius montenegrensis (Rosa, Rocha, Gardim, Pinto, Mendonça, Ferreira Filho, Carvalho, Camargo, Oliveira, Nascimento, Cilense, Almeida, 2012) in Roraima [ 27 ] , as well as the presence of R. montenegrensis in the state of Amazonas [ 28 ] . On the other hand, new occurrences of Microtriatoma borbai (Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979) were found in Espírito Santo [ 29 ] , Psammolestes tertius (Lent & Jurberg, 1965) in the states of Sergipe [ 30 ] , Paraná [ 31 ] and Rio Grande do Norte [ 32 ] in Brazil, and of Cavernicola pilosa and Microtriatoma trinidadensis in Amazonas, Brazil [ 33 , 34 ] . …”

“…Por otra parte, se incorporaron nuevas ocurrencias de Microtriatoma borbai (Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979) en Espírito Santo [ 29. ] , Psammolestes tertius (Lent & Jurberg, 1965) en los estados de Sergipe [ 30. ] , Paraná [ 31.…”