Comparative bionomics of four populations of Meccus longipennis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) under laboratory conditions

AUTOR(ES)

Martínez-Ibarra, José Alejandro, Nogueda-Torres, Benjamín, Licón-Trillo, Ángel, Villagrán-Herrera, María Elena, Diego-Cabrera, José Antonio de, Montañez-Valdez, Oziel Dante, Rocha-Chávez, Gonzalo

FONTE

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2013-04

RESUMO

The values of biological parameters related to the life cycles of four populations of Meccus longipennis (Reduviidae: Triatominae) were evaluated. Cohorts of each of the four studied populations from different geographical areas of Mexico were maintained under similar laboratory conditions and then compared. The population from El Saucito de Araujo was different from the other three studied populations, which could help explain the secondary importance of M. longipennis in the state of Chihuahua. This paper also supports the proposition that biological traits are important criteria for determining relationships between populations.

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