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Background Chagas disease is a parasitic infection transmitted by “kissing bugs” (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) that has a huge economic impact in Latin American countries. The vector species with the upmost epidemiological importance in Ecuador are Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (Lent & Leon, 1958) and Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811). However, other species such as Panstrongylus howardi (Neiva, 1911) and Panstrongylus chinai (Del Ponte, 1929) act as secondary vectors due to their growing adaptation to domestic structures and their ability to transmit the parasite to humans. The latter two taxa are distributed in two different regions, they are allopatric and differ mainly by their general color. Their relative morphological similarity led some authors to suspect that P. chinai is a melanic form of P. howardi. Methods The present study explored this question using different approaches: antennal phenotype; geometric morphometrics of heads, wings and eggs; cytogenetics; molecular genetics; experimental crosses; and ecological niche modeling. Results The antennal morphology, geometric morphometrics of head and wing shape and cytogenetic analysis were unable to show distinct differences between the two taxa. However, geometric morphometrics of the eggs, molecular genetics, ecological niche modeling and experimental crosses including chromosomal analyses of the F1 hybrids, in addition to their coloration and current distribution support the hypothesis that P. chinai and P. howardi are separate species. Conclusions Based on the evidence provided here, P. howardi and P. chinai should not be synonymized. They represent two valid, closely related species.

Panstrongylus geniculatus (Latreille) (Fig. 6) Reduvius geniculatus Latreille, 1811, p. 225, pl. 15, fig. 12. Type locality: French Guiana. Diagnosis. Adult body length 20���30mm. Body ground color light brown or light orange brown, with dark brown or black pattern elements on various body parts. Head uniformly light colored. Rostrum dark brown. First rostral segment approaching or extending to or slightly beyond level of anterior margin of eyes; second rostral segment attaining level of middle of neck. Pronotum light orange brown. Anterior lobe of pronotum with central black marking in shape of four-leaf clover, posterior lobe with black band along posterior margin except at humeral area. Discal and lateral tubercles small. Anterolateral projections of pronotum shortly subconical, rounded apically. Hemelytra color light brown or light yellowish brown, reaching apex of abdomen. Corium as light as or slightly lighter than membrane, dark at extreme apex. Coxae and trochanters light yellow or orange-yellow. Femora and tibiae dark brown or black. Connexivum light yellowish brown with black subrectangular marks on anterior third of dorsal connexival plates (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979). Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guiana, French Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Trinidad, Venezuela, Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz, and Yucat��n) (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979, Galv��o et al. 2003, Patterson et al. 2009). Comments. This species has a wide distribution in the Neotropics, with records in 18 countries including some Caribbean islands, being the best distributed of all other species of the genus (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979, Rocha- Leite et al. 2007). Almost as a rule, P. geniculatus had been collected in wild habitats, being adapted to dry and humid conditions and feeding upon a great variety of hosts, like marsupials, rodents, armadillos, bats, and birds; but there are reports of peri- and intradomiciliary colonies in Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia (Patterson et al. 2009). In Mexico, this species can be considered rare, as there are only few records from the states of Chiapas, Yucat��n, and Veracruz (Carcavallo et al. 1999, Rocha-Leite et al. 2007). There are no specific data of collection localities in Veracruz, and we did not see specimens from this Mexican state. Material examined. 1 ��: Venezuela, Carabobo, San Esteban, 1975 -Feb/Mar, F. Echeverr��a. IBUNAM: CNIN:HETRED-0000962., Published as part of Sandoval-Ruiz, C��sar Antonio, Cervantesperedo, Luis, Mendoza-Palmero, Fredy Severo & Ib����ez-Bernal, Sergio, 2012, The Triatominae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of Veracruz, Mexico: geographic distribution, taxonomic redescriptions, and a key, pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 3487 on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282406, {"references":["Lent, H. & Wygodzinsky, P. (1979) Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and their significance as vectors of Chagas disease. Bulletin of American Museum of Natural Hist ory, 163, 123 - 520.","Galvao, C., Carcavallo, R., Rocha, D. S. & Jurberg, J. (2003) A checklist of the current valid species of the subfamily Triatominae Jeannel, 1919 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and their geographical distribution, with nomenclatural and taxonomic notes. Zootaxa, 202, 1 - 36.","Patterson, J. S., Barbosa, S. E. & Feliciangeli, M. D. (2009) On the genus Panstrongylus Berg 1879: evolution, ecology and epidemiological significance. Acta tropica, 110, 187 - 199","Carcavallo, R. U., Curto de Casas, S. I., Sherlock, I A., Giron, I. G., Jurberg, J., Galvao, C., Segura, C. A. M. & Noireau, F. (1999) Geographical distribution and altitudinal dispersion, In: Carcavallo, R., Giron, I. G. Jurberg, J. & Lent, H. (eds.). Atlas of Chagas´Disease Vectors in the Americas. III. Rio de Janeiro, Fiocruz, pp. 747 - 792.","Rocha-Leite, G., Biral dos Santos, C. & Falqueto, A. (2007) Insecta, Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Panstrongylus geniculatus: Geographic distribution map. Check List, 3, 147 - 152."]}

Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion) (Fig. 7) Lamus rufotuberculatus Champion 1899, p. 210, pl. 12, figs. 27, 27a. Type locality: Panama, Bugaba. Diagnosis. Adults body length 25���30mm. Body ground color dark brown to black with numerous reddish to yellow markings at various sites. Head black except a reddish line extending dorsally and medially. Antenniferous tubercles close to anterior margin of eyes. First and second rostral segments dark reddish, first with short, sparse setae, second and third with numerous long hairs. Pronotum with anterior lobe black, with anterolateral projections and discal and lateral tubercles red. Humeral angles narrowly rounded. Sterna and pleura dark, acetabula orangereddish. Scutellum black, posterior process apically or entirely red. Hemelytra extending to apex of abdomen in both sexes, color brown, tinged with pale green. Legs stout, femora dorsally with longitudinal red stripes of varied extension. Connexivum with light portions orange or yellow. Each connexival segment with subrectangular dark spot at center, adjoining outer margin of segment (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979). Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas and Veracruz), Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979, Z��rate & Z��rate 1985, Patterson et al. 2009, Salazar-Schettino et al. 2010). Records in Veracruz. Municipality of Catemaco (Las Margaritas), Municipality of San Andr��s Tuxtla (Estaci��n de Biolog��a Tropical ���Los Tuxtlas���). Comments. This sylvatic species rarely colonize the peri- and intradomiciliary habitats, mainly associated with armadillos and bats (Patterson et al. 2009). In spite of its wide distribution from South America to Mexico (Patterson et al. 2009, Lent & Wygodzinsky 1979), this species had been collected rarely in Mexico with the use of light traps in the states of Chiapas and Veracruz. In Veracruz it was sporadically collected in the 1970 s to 1990 s years (Z��rate & Z��rate 1985, Cruz-Reyes 1990), but never has showed a high abundance. In the Andean countries, P. rufotuberculatus shows a strong tendency to colonize human dwellings and is an important vector of T. cruzi to humans (Dujardin et al. 1998, Wolff & Castillo 2002, Traviezo-Valles et al. 2008, Patterson et al. 2009). Material examined. 1 ��: Mexico, Veracruz, Catemaco, Las Margaritas. 18.573 ��N, ��� 95.046 ��W, 20 masl. 1988 - 7-16, A. C��rdenas & L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 726. 1 ��: San Andr��s Tuxtla, Estaci��n Biol��gica Los Tuxtlas, 19.45 ��N, ��� 95.212 ��W. 80 msnm, 1985 - 2-20, P. Sinaca. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 727. 1 ��: 1985 - 9 - 1, P. Sinaca. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 753. 1 3: 1985 - 3-6, P. Sinaca. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 733. 1 3: 1985 - 4-19, P. Sinaca. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 889. 2 3: 1985 - 8-16, P. Sinaca. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 929, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 930. 3 ��: 1995 - 2-20, A. Ibarra. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 728, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEMsn 731, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 732. 1 ��: 1985 - 2-20, A. Ibarra. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 730. 1 ��: 1985 - 7-20, A. Ibarra. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn754, 1 3: 1985 - 2-20, A. Ibarra. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 729. 1 3: 1985 - 4- 19, A. Ibarra. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn734, 1 �� and 1 3: 1989 - 3-5. L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 737 and IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 736. 2 ��: 1985 - 6-11, L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 887, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 888. 1 ��: 1985 - 5-20, L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 925. 1 3: 1985 - 6-14, L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 755. 3 3: 1985 - 6-11, L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 885, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 886, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 932. 3 3: 1985 - 9-16, L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 778, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 779, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 880. 1 3: 1987 - 4-6, L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 927. 1 3: 1985 - 5-19, L. Cervantes. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 931. 1 �� and 1 3: 1993 - 4 - 1, H. Brailovsky. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 739 and IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 738. 1 ��: 1985 - 8-29, C. Mayorga. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 745. 1 ��: 1985 - 7-26, C. Mayorga. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 759. 2 ��: 1980 - 1-18, H. Brailovsky & E. Barrera. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 763, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 764. 1 �� and 2 3: 1989 - 7 - 7, J.L. Colin. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 768, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 766 and IBUNAM: CNIN:HEMsn 767. 1 �� and 1 3: 1989 - 11 - 7, J.L Colin. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 771 and IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 772. 1 ��: 1988 - 11 - 4, E. Mejorada. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 881. 1 ��: 1985 - 10 - 6, C. Mayorga & V. Melendez. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 926. 1 3: 1985 - 4-19, E. Ram��rez. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 735. 1 3: 1985 - 7-12, E. Ram��rez. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 928. 2 3: 1990 - 6-17, J.L. Colin. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 743, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn744, 1 3: 1989 - 6-15, J.L Colin. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 757. 1 3: 1989 - 7 - 5, A. Villegas col. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 756. 1 3: 1989 - 7-24, J.L. Colin & H. Rojas. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 758. 1 3: 1989 - 10-13, J.L. Colin & H. Rojas. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 770. 1 3: 1988 - 11-22, E. Mejorada. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 760. 1 3: 1988 - 12 - 3, E. Mejorada. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 924. 1 3: 1987 - 4-6, C. Mayorga. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 761. 1 3: 1985 - 10 - 6, C. Mayorga. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 933. 1 3: 1980 - 1-18, H. Brailovsky & E. Barrera. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 762. 1 3: 1989 - 6-10, J.L. Colin & A. Rojas. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 765. 1 3: 1989 - 10 - 3, H. Rojas. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 769. 3 3: 1989 - 11 - 7, H. Rojas. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 882 IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 883, IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 922 1 3: 1989 - 7-14, H. Rojas. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 884. 1 3: 1989 - 5-14, H. Brailovsky. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 773. 1 3: 1985 - 10-15, C.R. Beutelspacher. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn774, 1 3: 1989 - 10-15, C. Beutelspacher. IBUNAM: CNIN:HEM-sn 923. H. Brailovsky det., Published as part of Sandoval-Ruiz, C��sar Antonio, Cervantesperedo, Luis, Mendoza-Palmero, Fredy Severo & Ib����ez-Bernal, Sergio, 2012, The Triatominae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of Veracruz, Mexico: geographic distribution, taxonomic redescriptions, and a key, pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 3487 on pages 8-9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282406, {"references":["Lent, H. & Wygodzinsky, P. (1979) Revision of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and their significance as vectors of Chagas disease. Bulletin of American Museum of Natural Hist ory, 163, 123 - 520.","Zarate, L. G & Zarate, R. J. (1985) A checklist of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) of Mexico. International Journal of Entomology, 27, 102 - 127.","Patterson, J. S., Barbosa, S. E. & Feliciangeli, M. D. (2009) On the genus Panstrongylus Berg 1879: evolution, ecology and epidemiological significance. Acta tropica, 110, 187 - 199","Salazar-Schettino, P. M., Rojas-Wastavino, G. E., Cabrera-Bravo, M., Bucio-Torres, M. I., Martinez-Ibarra, J. A., Monroy- Escobar, M. C., Rodas-Retana, A., Guevara-Gomez, Y., Vences-Blanco, M. O., Ruiz-Hernandez, A. L. & Torres-Gutierrez, E. (2010) Revision de 13 especies de la familia Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) vectores de la enfermedad de Chagas, en Mexico. Journal of the Selva Andina Research Society, 1, 57 - 80.","Cruz-Reyes, A. (1990) Importancia epidemiologica de Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus en Mexico (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Memorias V Simposio Nacional de. Entomologia Medica y Veterinaria. Sociedad Mexicana de Entomologia, pp. 35 - 40.","Wolff, M. & Castillo, D. (2002) Domiciliation trend of Pranstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Colombia. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 97, 297 - 300.","Traviezo-Valles, L. E., Berkefeld, D. & Aldana, E. (2008) Infeccion natural de Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) al sureste del estado de Lara, Venezuela. Boletin de Malariologia y Salud Ambiental, 48, 99 - 101."]}

Genus Panstrongylus Berg Panstrongylus Berg 1879, 1879a, p. 268. Type species: Panstrongylus guentheri Berg 1879 Comments. There are 13 known species of Panstrongylus widely distributed in the Americas from southern Mexico to Argentina, but absent from Chile (Galv��o et al. 2003, Patterson et al. 2009). Only two species have been recorded in Mexico., Published as part of Sandoval-Ruiz, C��sar Antonio, Cervantesperedo, Luis, Mendoza-Palmero, Fredy Severo & Ib����ez-Bernal, Sergio, 2012, The Triatominae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of Veracruz, Mexico: geographic distribution, taxonomic redescriptions, and a key, pp. 1-23 in Zootaxa 3487 on page 7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.282406, {"references":["Galvao, C., Carcavallo, R., Rocha, D. S. & Jurberg, J. (2003) A checklist of the current valid species of the subfamily Triatominae Jeannel, 1919 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and their geographical distribution, with nomenclatural and taxonomic notes. Zootaxa, 202, 1 - 36.","Patterson, J. S., Barbosa, S. E. & Feliciangeli, M. D. (2009) On the genus Panstrongylus Berg 1879: evolution, ecology and epidemiological significance. Acta tropica, 110, 187 - 199"]}

Panstrongylus tupynambai Lent, 1942 1942 Panstrongylus tupynambai Lent, 1: 127–304. Brazil, Uruguay. 1979 Panstrongylus tupynambai Lent & Wygodzinsky, 163: 125–520 [Uruguay]. Distribution outside Uruguay: Brazil., Published as part of Carmen, Maria Del, 2011, Assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of Uruguay: A synoptic catalogue as a contribution to the study of Austral biodiversity, pp. 50-62 in Zootaxa 3006 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.201377, {"references":["Lent, H. (1942) Estudos sobre Triatomideos do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, com descricao de uma especie nova. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 2, 219 - 231."]}

Panstrongylus geniculatus (Latreille, 1811) 1811 Reduvius geniculatus Latreille, 1: 127–304. Peru. 1979 Panstrongylus geniculatus Lent & Wygodzinsky, 163: 125–520 [Uruguay]. Distribution outside Uruguay: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela., Published as part of Carmen, Maria Del, 2011, Assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of Uruguay: A synoptic catalogue as a contribution to the study of Austral biodiversity, pp. 50-62 in Zootaxa 3006 on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.201377, {"references":["Latreille, P. A. (1811) Insectes de l'Amerique equinoxiale, recueillis pendant la voyage de MM. d'Humboldt et Bonpland. In: A. Humbold & A. Bonpland, (Eds), Recueil d'observationis de zoologie et d'anatomie comparee; Faites dans l'ocean Atlantique, dans l'interieur du nouveau continent et dans la Mer du Sud, endant les Anne 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, et 1803, part 2, 1, pp. 127 - 304."]}

Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) 1835 Conorhinus megistus Burmeister, 1: 1–400. Brazil. 1979 Panstrongylus megistus Lent & Wygodzinsky, 163: 125–520 [Uruguay]. Distribution outside Uruguay: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru., Published as part of Carmen, Maria Del, 2011, Assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of Uruguay: A synoptic catalogue as a contribution to the study of Austral biodiversity, pp. 50-62 in Zootaxa 3006 on pages 57-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.201377, {"references":["Burmeister, H. C. C. (1835 - 1839) Handbuch der Entomologie. T. Enslin, Berlin. Volume 2, 1835 1, i - xii + 1 - 400 pp."]}

Species. P. tupinambai Lent Etymology. This species is dedicated to my friend and colleague Antonio A. Tupynamb��, who collected it and whose work on Chagas disease and other parasitoses, carried out with enthusiasm and skill, makes him an obligatory collaborator in this study too (Lent 1942: 230). Original citation. ���A esp��cie �� dedicada ao meu amigo e colega Antonio A. Tupynamb��, que a coletou, cujos trabalhos sobre mol��stia de Chagas e outras parasitoses, realizados com entusiasmo e capacidade, fazem-no colaborador obrigat��rio de mais este trabalho��� (Lent 1942: 230)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695, {"references":["Lent, H. (1942) Estudos sobre os triatomideos do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, com descricao de uma especie nova. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 2, 219 - 231."]}

Synonym of Panstrongylus lutzi (Neiva & Pinto) Etymology. The species name is given in homage to Dr. Adolpho Lutz, who has contributed so much to the development of parasitology in Brazil (Neiva & Pinto 1923 c: 75). Original citation. ��� O nome da esp��cie �� dado em homenagem ao Dr. Adolpho Lutz, que tanto tem contribu��do para o desenvolvimento da Parasitologia no Brazil ��� (Neiva & Pinto 1923 c: 75)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695, {"references":["Neiva, A. & Pinto, C. (1923 c) Dos hemipteros hematophagos do Norte do Brasil, com descricao de duas novas especies. Brasil-Medico, 37, 73 - 76."]}

Species. P. sherlocki Jurberg, Carcavallo and Lent Etymology. This species is dedicated to Dr. ��talo Sherlock: physician, entomologist and specialist in tropical disease vectors, in particular those of leishmaniasis and Chagas disease (Jurberg, Carcavallo & Lent 2001: 266). Original citation. ���Esta esp��cie est dedicada ao Dr. ��talo Sherlock, m��dico entom��logo e especialista em vetores de doen��as tropicais, principalmente os das leishmanioses e da doen��a de Chagas��� (Jurberg, Carcavallo & Lent 2001: 266)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695

Species. P. herreri Wygodzinsky Etymology. We have great pleasure in dedicating this species to Dr. Aristides Herrer (Wygodzinsky 1948: 202). Original citation. ���Tenemos mucho gusto en dedicar esta especie al doctor Ar��stides Herrer��� (Wygodzinsky 1948: 202)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695, {"references":["Wygodzinsky, P. (1948) Sobre Panstrongylus del Peru, con la descripcion de una nueva especie (Triatominae, Reduviidae, Hemiptera). Anales del Instituto de la Medicina Regional, Tucuman, 2, 197 - 208."]}

Species. P. megistus leucofasciatus Lucena Synonym of P. m eg i s t u s (Burmeister) Etymology. Considering its characteristics, reproduced through two years of laboratory breeding, we propose the new zoological unit that we have named Panstrongylus megistus leucofasciatus n. ssp. (Lucena 1959: 471). Original citation. ���Considerando os caracteres, reproduzidos em cria����o de laborat��rio, mantida durante dois anos, que propomos a nova unidade zool��gica a que denominamos Panstrongylus megistus leucofasciatus n. ssp. (Lucena 1959: 471)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on pages 8-9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695, {"references":["Lucena, D. T. (1959) Panstrongylus megistus leucofasciatus n. ssp. do Nordeste do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Medicina, 16, 470 - 473."]}

Species. P. mitarakaensis B��renger and Blanchet Etymology. ���The specific epithet name mitarakaensis refers to the Mitaraka Mountains in the vicinity of which this new species has been collected (B��renger & Blanchet 2007: 735)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695, {"references":["Berenger, J. M. & Blanchet, D. (2007) A new species of the genus Panstrongylus from French Guiana (Heteroptera; Reduviidae; Triatominae). Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 102, 733 - 736."]}

Species. P. diasi Pinto and Lent Etymology. The species name is given in homage to Dr. Ezequiel Dias, a great pioneer in the studies on the disease of Carlos Chagas in Brazil (Pinto & Lent 1946: 465). Original citation. ��� O nome da esp��cie dado em homenagem ao Dr. Ezequiel Dias, grande pioneiro dos estudos sobre a doen��a de Carlos Chagas no Brasil ��� (Pinto & Lent 1946: 465)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695, {"references":["Pinto, C. & Lent, H. (1946) Novo hemiptero hematofago do genero Panstrongylus Berg, 1879. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 6, 459 - 465."]}

Species. P. turpiali Valderrama, Lizano, Cabello and Valera Synonym of P. c h i n a i (Del Ponte) Etymology. ���The species name is dedicated to Dr. Luis Hern��ndez Turpial, patron of the Herman Lent Entomology Laboratory (Valderrama, Lizano, Cabello & Valera 1996: 144)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695, {"references":["Valderrama, A., Lizano, E., Cabello, D. & Valera, M. (1996) Panstrongylus turpiali n. sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) from Venezuela. Caribbean Journal of Science, 32, 142 - 144."]}

Species. T. sherlocki Papa, Jurberg, Carcavallo, Cerqueira and Barata Etymology. This species is dedicated to Dr. ��talo Rodrigues de Ara��jo Sherlock: physician, entomologist and principal researcher of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, at the Gon��alo Moniz Research Center, Salvador, Bahia, who has dedicated his existence to studying the vectors of leishmaniasis and Chagas disease (Papa, Jurberg, Carcavallo, Cerqueira & Barata 2002: 143). Original citation. ���A esp��cie est�� dedicada ao Dr. ��talo Rodrigues de Ara��jo Sherlock, m��dico e entom��logo; pesquisador titular da Funda����o Oswaldo Cruz no Centro de Pesquisas Gon��alo Moniz, Salvador-BA que tem dedicado sua exist��ncia ao estudo dos vetores da Leishmaniose e da Doen��a de Chagas��� (Papa, Jurberg, Carcavallo, Cerqueira & Barata 2002: 143)., Published as part of Gon��alves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Sh��nia Patr��cia Corr��a, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2148 on pages 20-21, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.188695, {"references":["Papa, A. R., Jurberg, J., Carcavallo, R. U., Cerqueira, R. L. & Barata, J. M. S. (2002) Triatoma sherlocki sp. n. coletada na Bahia, Brasil (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae). Entomologia y Vectores, 9, 133 - 146."]}