“…Presently, 157 species (including 3 fossils) within 18 genera are recognized as valid in this subfamily 6 , 7 , 8 . The genus with the greatest number of species described is Triatoma Laporte, 1832, which includes members of the Triatoma brasiliensis subcomplex, Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva 1911, Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma Galvão 1956, Triatoma melanica Neiva & Lent, 1941, Triatoma juazeirensis Costa & Felix 2007 , Triatoma sherlocki Papa, Jurberg, Carcavallo, Cerqueira, Barata, 2002 , Triatoma lenti Sherlock & Serafim, 1967, T. bahiensis Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 and Triatoma petrochiae Pinto & Barreto 1925.…”