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Rhodnius micki, a new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia
- Source :
- ZooKeys 1012: 71-93, ZooKeys, Vol 1012, Iss, Pp 71-93 (2021), ZooKeys
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Pensoft Publishers, 2021.
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Abstract
- Rhodnius Stål, 1859 is the second largest genus of Triatominae after Triatoma Laporte, 1832, and includes several important Chagas vectors. Genitalia in Reduviidae are frequently used for species identification, but the current use of terminology for it is inconsistent in Triatominae. Here, Rhodnius mickisp. nov., is described from Bolivia and considered as belonging to the pictipes group based on its morphological characters and distribution. Detailed documentation of the genitalia of Rhodnius mickisp. nov. is provided with emphasis on its everted phallus, especially the endosomal sclerites, which are potentially useful as species-level diagnostic features in Rhodnius. To further verify the validity of this species, the head shapes and wing venation patterns of five species in Rhodnius are compared with morphometric analysis. After reviewing taxonomic and comparative morphology papers of assassin bugs, a vocabulary with a terminology of morphological characters, especially of external male genitalic characters, is assembled with the preferred terms and the synonyms listed. Establishing a consistent terminological framework will greatly facilitate future research on the homology of these structures across Triatominae and will ultimately contribute to our understanding of the evolution of these groups.
- Subjects :
- Paraneoptera
0106 biological sciences
Insecta
Reduvoidea
Carbotriplurida
Condylognatha
01 natural sciences
taxonomy
0302 clinical medicine
Genus
Lentireduvius
Bilateria
Triatominae
Cimicomorpha
Pterygota
biology
geometric morphology
Cephalornis
Reduvioidea
Epipygidae
Hemiptera
Circumscriptional names
Boltonocostidae
Reduviidae
Circumscriptional name
Rhodnius
Triatoma
Taxonomy (biology)
Rhysostethus
Research Article
Coelenterata
Arthropoda
Comparative terminology
030231 tropical medicine
Nephrozoa
010607 zoology
Protostomia
Basal
Circumscriptional names of the taxon under
03 medical and health sciences
Animalia
Eumetabola
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Phallus (fungus)
genitalia
biology.organism_classification
QL1-991
Notchia
Evolutionary biology
Ecdysozoa
Animal Science and Zoology
Americas
Zoology
kissing bug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13132970 and 13132989
- Volume :
- 1012
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ZooKeys
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....53133cf3e98d59bb41ba129030d6630d