GEOGRAPHICAL-DISTRIBUTION AND ALTI-LATITU DINAL DISPERSION OF SOME GENERA AND SPECIES OF THE TRIBE TRIATOMINI-JEANNEL, 1919 (HEMIPTERA, REDUVIIDAE, TRIATOMINAE)

With the currently known distribution of genera and species of the tri be Triatomini Jeannel, 1919, maps and diagrams were prepared, showing the geographical area occupied by the species and their respective dis persion in grades of latitude and altitude. Two genera are not treated : Panstrongylus Berg, 1879, already published and Triatoma Laporte, 18 32, that is being published partially in several articles. Genus Eraty rus Stal, 1859, has two species, while Dipetalogaster Usinger, 1939, M epraia Mazza, Gajardo & Joerg, 1940, Paratriatoma Barber, 1938 and rec ently created genus Hermanlentia Jurberg & Galvao, 1997, have only one each. The study of these maps and diagrams permits a better knowledge about some ecological requirements of Chagas' disease vectors and det ects gaps in the geographical distribution, where the species were not found but probably they could be prevalent.