Stridulatory sound emission of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus Champion, 1899, (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

Abstract

This study contains the first report of stridulatory sound observed in Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus Champion, 1899, and also a new record of this species in Venezuela. The conditions in which stridulation occurred are described, as well as the general environmental characteristics of the localities where it was found. This triatomine only performs the sound in conditions of extreme provocation.

Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil

“…Although P. rufotuberculatus has not been considered a species of great epidemiological importance, it has been found in dwellings (i.e., invasion and domiciliation and peridomiciliary environments) 7 . This characteristic creates the need for a public health alert, since this species is known to be naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, as observed in different South American countries [11][12][13] , and occurring from Argentina to Venezuela 14,15 .…”

Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil

“…Although P. rufotuberculatus has not been considered a species of great epidemiological importance, it has been found in dwellings (i.e., invasion and domiciliation and peridomiciliary environments) 7 . This characteristic creates the need for a public health alert, since this species is known to be naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, as observed in different South American countries [11][12][13] , and occurring from Argentina to Venezuela 14,15 .…”

Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil

“…Although P. rufotuberculatus has not been considered a species of great epidemiological importance, it has been found in dwellings (i.e., invasion and domiciliation and peridomiciliary environments) 7 . This characteristic creates the need for a public health alert, since this species is known to be naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, as observed in different South American countries [11][12][13] , and occurring from Argentina to Venezuela 14,15 .…”

Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil

“…Although P. rufotuberculatus has not been considered a species of great epidemiological importance, it has been found in dwellings (i.e., invasion and domiciliation and peridomiciliary environments) 7 . This characteristic creates the need for a public health alert, since this species is known to be naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, as observed in different South American countries [11][12][13] , and occurring from Argentina to Venezuela 14,15 .…”