First report of Microtriatoma borbai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil: would M. borbai be living in eucalyptus crops?

Gil-Santana, Hélcio Reinaldo; Martins, David dos Santos; Silva, João Bosco da; Oliveira, Jader de

First report of Microtriatoma borbai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil: would M. borbai be living in eucalyptus crops?

Gil-Santana, Hélcio Reinaldo; Martins, David dos Santos; Silva, João Bosco da; Oliveira, Jader de.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 54 (), 2021

Publication year: 2021

Abstract INTRODUCTION:

The occurrence of Microtriatoma borbai in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil is reported by the first time.

METHODS:

A triatomine specimen collected in a hybrid eucalyptus crop in the municipality of Aracruz, Espírito Santo state was found to be a male M. borbai.

RESULTS:

This finding expands the geographical distribution of M. borbai from four to five Brazilian states. It is the first report of M. borbai occurrence inside a eucalyptus crop.

CONCLUSIONS:

The occurrence of M. borbai in the state of Espírito Santo broadens the geographical distribution of this species in southeastern Brazil.

Brasil, Ambiente, Eucalyptus, Reduviidae, Triatominae

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