Hiwat H. Triatominae species of Suriname (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) and their role as vectors of Chagas disease.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2014;
109:452-8. [PMID:
25004146 PMCID:
PMC4155847 DOI:
10.1590/0074-0276130408]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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.
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