Atlas of Chagas disease vectors in the Americas

ABSTRACT

Authors have studied most of the known species of Triatominae with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) JEOL and HITACHI S-500. They were able to photograph structures in these bugs belonging to the 5 known tribes. 12 of the 14 genera existing on the American Continent and Caribbean Islands, and 98 of the 111 recognized species of the subfamily. It was not possible to study either Bolbodera or Parabelminus with SEM