First report of panstrongylus lignarius, walker, 1873 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), in the state of Rondônia, Brazil

Abstract

Introduction: This study reports, for the first time, the presence of Panstrongylus lignarius in the State of Rondonia, Brazil. Methods: Specimen of P. lignarius was collected from a flat in an urban area of the municipality of Porto Velho, Western Amazon. Results: With this finding of P. lignarius, the number of Triatominae species in the State of Rondonia has increased from six to seven. Conclusions: The occurrence of P. lignarius is worrisome, because this species has been found to be naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and there has been evidence of its domiciliation capabilities in other countries of South America.