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

Authors
Schaefer, CW Coscaron, MC
Citation
Cw. Schaefer et Mc. Coscaron, The status of Linshcosteus in the Triatominae (Hemiptera : Reduviidae), J MED ENT, 38(6), 2001, pp. 862-867
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
ISSN journal
00222585 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
862 - 867
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2585(200111)38:6<862:TSOLIT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Of the 17 genera in Triatominae, only one, Linshcosteus, occurs exclusively outside the New World (India). Its relationship to the rest of the subfami ly has been questioned, a question made urgent by the fact that many triato mines are vectors of the protozoan which causes Chagas' disease. Using a si mple measure of similarity, we show that Linshcosteus is less similar to th e other triatomine genera than each of them is to the others.