Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1846), 2013

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 : 14-15

Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1846)

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Distribution. Rio Grande do Sul.

Public health importance. Triatoma rubrovaria is a sylvatic species living mainly among exfoliate rocks and occasionally can be found in peridomiciliar and domiciliar environments. Since the control of T. infestans , this species has an increasing of domiciliary and peridomiciliary invasion and may be a highly competent vector of T. cruzi in some areas ( Almeida et al. 2000).

Remarks. The genetic variability of this species has been reported by Pacheco et al. (2007). Almeida et al. (2000, 2002a, 2002b, 2003, 2005) have conducted a series of studies on the bionomics, ecology and invasion process of this triatomine. It can feed on a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate hosts ( Salvatella et al. 1994, 1995).