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SUBMITTER: Zhao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231107 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Yisheng Y Fan Mingyuan M Li Hu H Cai Wanzhi W
Insects 20230510 5
Triatominae, the only blood-sucking subfamily in Reduviidae, are the vectors of Chagas disease. The majority of them are distributed in the Americas, while the diversity in China has been underestimated, as only two species have been recorded. Here, we describe two new species from China, <i>Triatoma picta</i> Zhao & Cai sp. nov. and <i>T</i>. <i>atrata</i> Zhao & Cai sp. nov., and provide a redescription of <i>T. sinica</i> Hsiao, 1965, along with remarks on <i>T. rubrofasciata</i> (De Geer, 17 ...[more]