Triatoma matogrossensis Leite & Barbosa, 1953

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 : 13

Triatoma matogrossensis Leite & Barbosa, 1953

Distribution. Mato Grosso do Sul.

Public health importance. Triatoma matogrossensis is a sylvatic species and can be found in peridomiciliar and domiciliar habitats. It was reported invading human dwellings and might act as a vector of Chagas disease ( Noireau et al. 2002).

Remarks. This species is morphologically similar to T. vandae and other members in matogrossensis subcomplex ( Gardim et al. 2013). The influence of pigeon and rabbit blood-meals on egg laying, egg hatching and the life span of this bug has been studied under laboratory conditions by Marassá et al. (1998) and the sialotranscriptome was reported by Assumpção et al. (2012)