The Status of Linshcosteus in the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Carl W. Schaefer; M. C. Coscarón

doi:10.1603/0022-2585-38.6.862

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Carl W. Schaefer,¹ M. C. Coscarón²

¹Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT 06269–3043 U.S.A. ( ) schaefer@uconnvm.uconn.edu
²Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Paseo del Bosque s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina (coscaron@netverk.com.ar)

Abstract

Of the 17 genera in Triatominae, only one, Linshcosteus, occurs exclusively outside the New World (India). Its relationship to the rest of the subfamily has been questioned, a question made urgent by the fact that many triatomines are vectors of the protozoan which causes Chagas’ disease. Using a simple measure of similarity, we show that Linshcosteus is less similar to the other triatomine genera than each of them is to the others.

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Carl W. Schaefer and M. C. Coscarón "The Status of Linshcosteus in the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 38(6), 862-867, (1 November 2001). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-38.6.862

Received: 17 January 2001; Accepted: 1 August 2001; Published: 1 November 2001