Triatoma platensis Neiva, 1913

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

Triatoma platensis Neiva, 1913

Distribution. Rio Grande do Sul.

Public health importance. Triatoma platensis is a sylvatic and ornitophilic species. It can be found in the nests of furnariid bird ( Salvatella et al. 1991, Turienzo and Di Iorio 2014, Marti et al. 2014) and occasionally in peridomestic habitats, such as in hens’ coop. The natural infection of T. platensis by T. cruzi was reported ( Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979, Marti et al. 2014).

Remarks. This species is closely related to T. delpontei , T. rubrovaria , and T. infestans . It can be fertile with T. delpontei and occasionally natural hybrids of T. infestans x T. platensis were found in places of their occurrence ( Abalos 1948, Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979, Ronderos et al. 1980). Crocco et al. (2010) reported that T. platensis defecates quickly after feeding.