Novo transmissor da doença de Chagas na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, D. F.: estudo dos gêneros Belminus Stal, 1859, Bolbodera Valdés, 1910 e descrição de Parabelminus carioca n. g., n. sp. (Hemiptera, Triatomidae)

Feeding behaviour of Belminus ferroae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), a predaceous Triatominae colonizing rural houses in Norte de Santander, Colombia

“…The type species is B. rugulosus . The designations ‘ Marlianus Distant 1902’ and ‘ Conorhinus diminutus Walker 1873’ are synonyms of Belminus (Lent, 1943).…”

“…All of these apparently have focal distribution in parts of Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and northern Brazil (Sandoval et al , 2007; Schofield & Galvão, 2009). Although poorly known, the genus is well characterized and readily distinguished from other Triatominae by its small body size, relatively long fusiform head, scutellum with an obtuse dentiform process at the base, and a first rostral segment that is longer than the second (Pinto, 1931; Lent, 1943; Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979). The type species is B. rugulosus .…”

Belminus santosmalletae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae): New Species from Panama, with an Updated Key for Belminus Stål, 1859 Species

“…The subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) comprises 153 extant and three fossil species assigned to five tribes [1][2][3][4] with all the extant species being considered potential Chagas disease vectors. The tribe Bolboderini has been considered a monophyletic group, and includes the genera Bolbodera Valdés, 1910; Belminus Stål, 1859; Parabelminus Lent, 1943;Microtriatoma Prosen and Martínez, 1952 [4] (Figure 1). The genus Belminus was described by Stål [5] based on a single species, Belminus rugulosus, from Colombia [6].…”

“…The tribe Bolboderini has been considered a monophyletic group, and includes the genera Bolbodera Valdés, 1910; Belminus Stål, 1859; Parabelminus Lent, 1943;Microtriatoma Prosen and Martínez, 1952 [4] (Figure 1). The genus Belminus was described by Stål [5] based on a single species, Belminus rugulosus, from Colombia [6]. The group is well characterized and can be easily differentiated from other triatomines by the small total body length (8.5-12 mm); elongate and fusiform head; dorsoventrally compressed labium, with the first and second visible segments elongate and subequal in length and longer than the third segment; the presence of 6-7 small discal tubercles on the anterior lobe of pronotum and connexivum with a dorsal longitudinal ridge [7,8].…”