Cavernicola pilosa Barber, 1937

Galvão, Cleber, Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Oliveira, Jader de, 2024, The taxonomic catalog of the Brazilian fauna: biodiversity and geographical distribution of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Brazil, Zoologia (e 24006) 41, pp. 1-28 : 5

Cavernicola pilosa Barber, 1937

Distribution. Amazonas, Bahia, EspÍrito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, São Paulo and Tocantins.

Public health importance. It is occasionally found in human dwellings ( Oliveira et al. 2007, Gil-Santana et al. 2014).

Remarks. This species has been found closely associated with bats, in caves or hollow trunks of trees ( Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979). It was found at latitudes between 9°15’N and 23°18”S, and altitudes ranging from 140 to 1160 masl. The eggs of this triatomine were found glued on a mouse in the laboratory, which suggests that the bug’s dispersal occurs through eggs fixed on host hairs ( Oliveira et al. 2007).