Presence of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Argentina

Biogeography of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Ecuador: implications for the design of control strategies

“…Similar behaviour has also been reported from Bolivia (Noireau et al 1995, Dujardin et al 1998 and Peru (Lizaraso 1955, Calderón et al 1985. Adult insects may also invade houses attracted to electric light (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979, Salomón et al 1999). The of Cuenca (Azuay) in Ecuador needs further investigation (a sylvatic (thus probably erroneous) specimen with mixed characters was collected in northern Ecuador Amazon); the record of the species in Azuay is probably due to misidentification or a labelling error a: reports on distribution: P. geniculatus : Espinoza 1955, Rodríguez 1959, Defranc 1982, Amunárriz 1991, Chico et al 1997P.…”

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

“…rufotuberculaus is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa rica, ecuador, mexico, panama, peru and venezuela (Schofield, 1994, Salomón et al, 1999. in the municipality of Amalfi in Antioquia, Colombia, P. rufotuberculatus is considered a high epidemiological risk for the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and represents 47% of captured triatomine, constituting the second most common reduvid caught inside buildings (Wolf et al, 2001).…”

“…likewise this triatomine has been reported in domestic environments in peru, Bolivia and south of ecuador (Abad-franch et al, 2001). Adults of this species are attracted by lights on walls outside houses (Salomón et al, 1999;Abad-franch et al, 2001). in Costa rica P. rufotuberculatus can be found from sea level to 1,450 m, but seems to be more common at levels below 800 m (74.1%) and especially below 200 m (52.5% of the specimens); it tends to be more common during the first six months of the year (dry season and beginning of the rainy season) (zeledón et al, 2001).…”

Domiciliation Trend of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Colombia

“…Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) has a wide distribution in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina (Lent & Jurberg 1969, Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979, Schofield 1994, Salomon et al 1999.…”

“…Though frequently attracted to human dwellings by electric light (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979, Salomon et al 1999, P. rufotuberculatus has been found in refuges of sylvatic animals, such as kinkajous (Potos flavus), vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus), armadillos and opossums (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979, D' Alessandro et al 1981, Miles et al 1981, being frequently found naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi (Lent & Pifano 1940, Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979, Dujardin et al 1998. Domestic colonies of P. geniculatus have also been reported from Peru (Calderón et al 1985) and Bolivia (Dujardin et al 1998).…”