Study of the external female genitalia of 14 Rhodnius species (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy

BACKGROUND: Among the vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera: Reduviidae:Triatominae), there are eighteen Rhodnius species described and some are difficult to identify. The aim of this article is to contribute to the specific identification of fourteen Rhodnius spp. through morphological characters of...

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Autores principales: da Rosa, João Aristeu, Mendonça, Vagner José, Gardim, Sueli, de Carvalho, Danila Blanco, de Oliveira, Jader, Nascimento, Juliana Damieli, Pinotti, Heloisa, Pinto, Mara Cristina, Cilense, Mario, Galvão, Cleber, Barata, José Maria Soares
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24405517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-17
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author da Rosa, João Aristeu
Mendonça, Vagner José
Gardim, Sueli
de Carvalho, Danila Blanco
de Oliveira, Jader
Nascimento, Juliana Damieli
Pinotti, Heloisa
Pinto, Mara Cristina
Cilense, Mario
Galvão, Cleber
Barata, José Maria Soares
author_facet da Rosa, João Aristeu
Mendonça, Vagner José
Gardim, Sueli
de Carvalho, Danila Blanco
de Oliveira, Jader
Nascimento, Juliana Damieli
Pinotti, Heloisa
Pinto, Mara Cristina
Cilense, Mario
Galvão, Cleber
Barata, José Maria Soares
author_sort da Rosa, João Aristeu
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description BACKGROUND: Among the vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera: Reduviidae:Triatominae), there are eighteen Rhodnius species described and some are difficult to identify. The aim of this article is to contribute to the specific identification of fourteen Rhodnius spp. through morphological characters of the external female genitalia. METHODS: Female abdomens were cut transversely. The specimens were then prepared for examination by using scanning electron microscopy. RESULTS: The careful examination of the dorsal, posterior and ventral sides revealed characteristics that allowed the identification of each of the fourteen species. CONCLUSION: The use of external female genitalia as characteristics are proposed as a tool for specifically identifying Rhodnius species, and an identification key for these species is presented.
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spelling pubmed-38967062014-01-22 Study of the external female genitalia of 14 Rhodnius species (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy da Rosa, João Aristeu Mendonça, Vagner José Gardim, Sueli de Carvalho, Danila Blanco de Oliveira, Jader Nascimento, Juliana Damieli Pinotti, Heloisa Pinto, Mara Cristina Cilense, Mario Galvão, Cleber Barata, José Maria Soares Parasit Vectors Research BACKGROUND: Among the vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera: Reduviidae:Triatominae), there are eighteen Rhodnius species described and some are difficult to identify. The aim of this article is to contribute to the specific identification of fourteen Rhodnius spp. through morphological characters of the external female genitalia. METHODS: Female abdomens were cut transversely. The specimens were then prepared for examination by using scanning electron microscopy. RESULTS: The careful examination of the dorsal, posterior and ventral sides revealed characteristics that allowed the identification of each of the fourteen species. CONCLUSION: The use of external female genitalia as characteristics are proposed as a tool for specifically identifying Rhodnius species, and an identification key for these species is presented. BioMed Central 2014-01-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3896706/ /pubmed/24405517 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-17 Text en Copyright © 2014 da Rosa et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
spellingShingle Research
da Rosa, João Aristeu
Mendonça, Vagner José
Gardim, Sueli
de Carvalho, Danila Blanco
de Oliveira, Jader
Nascimento, Juliana Damieli
Pinotti, Heloisa
Pinto, Mara Cristina
Cilense, Mario
Galvão, Cleber
Barata, José Maria Soares
Study of the external female genitalia of 14 Rhodnius species (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy
title Study of the external female genitalia of 14 Rhodnius species (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy
title_full Study of the external female genitalia of 14 Rhodnius species (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy
title_fullStr Study of the external female genitalia of 14 Rhodnius species (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy
title_full_unstemmed Study of the external female genitalia of 14 Rhodnius species (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy
title_short Study of the external female genitalia of 14 Rhodnius species (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy
title_sort study of the external female genitalia of 14 rhodnius species (hemiptera, reduviidae, triatominae) using scanning electron microscopy
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24405517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-17
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