Triatoma maculata (Erichson, 1848)

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 maculata (Erichson, 1848)

Distribution. Roraima.

Public health importance. Triatoma maculata has a wide range of sylvatic ecotopes including hollow trees, un- der bark, bird nests and palm tree crowns; it can frequently colonize peridomestic environments, such as in chicken houses, pigeon coops, and corrals, and occasionally can be found in domestic habitats. It is commonly found infected with T. cruzi , and is an important vector of Chagas disease, and the second in importance in Venezuela ( Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979)

Remarks. GarcÍa-Alzate et al. (2014) found that individuals of the domestic habitat showed significant reductions in wing size and variations in morphological characteristics associated with flying, in relation to the peridomestic and wild habitats. The bionomic characters of this species have been studied under laboratory conditions by Luitgards-Moura et al. (2005). This species was also found colonizing the urban environment in Boa Vista, Roraima ( Ricardo-Silva et al 2016).