Rhodnius robustus in Bolivia identified by its wings
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
;
96(7): 947-950, Oct. 2001. ilus, tab
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RESUMO
Wings of a Rhodnius specimen from Alto Beni (Bolivia) was examined for identification and compared with R. stali, R. robustus, (certified Bolivian species), R. pictipes and R. prolixus (suspected Bolivian species). A projection of the unidentified wings as supplementary data into a discriminant analysis of shape revealed clear cut differences with R. stali and R. pictipes, less differences with R. prolixus, and none with R. robustus. Combining global size and shape of the wings, the unknown specimen was identified as R. robustus. Thus, this study confirmed the presence of R. robustus in Bolivia. It also highlighted the possibility of morphometrics to taxonomically interpret one individual, or even one piece of an individual, when related species data are available for comparison
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Main subject:
Rhodnius
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Bolivia
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bolivia
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France
Institution/Affiliation country:
CNRS/BO
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INLASA/BO
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