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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 109, No. 4, 2014, pp. 452-458
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Bioline Code: oc14068
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 109, No. 4, 2014, pp. 452-458
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Triatominae species of Suriname (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) and their role as vectors of Chagas disease
Hiwat, Hélène
Abstract
Nine species of Triatominae, representing three tribes and five genera, are currently known in Suriname. An annotated
list of the species based on the collections of the Bureau of Public Health (Suriname), the National Zoological
Collection Suriname and the National History Museum Leiden (the Netherlands) is provided. Additionally, the
results of several years of opportunistic collection in two domestic environments are presented. The most common
species are Rhodnius pictipes Stål, 1972, Rhodnius robustus Larrouse, 1972 and Panstrongylus geniculatus (Latreille,
1811). The significance of the species as vectors of Chagas disease in Suriname is discussed.
Keywords
Heteroptera; Reduviidae; Triatominae; Chagas disease; Suriname
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