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Short Communication • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 54 • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0708-2020   copy

Psammolestes tertius Lent & Jurberg, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first report in Sergipe State, Brazil

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

This study reports the first occurrence of Psammolestes tertius (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Sergipe, Brazil.

METHODS:

In 2020, 95 specimens were collected from the municipality of Porto da Folha, Sergipe, Brazil.

RESULTS:

This finding expands the geographical distribution of the species from 15 states in Brazil to 16 and increases the biodiversity of triatomines in the state of Sergipe.

CONCLUSIONS:

The presence of P. tertius in the state of Sergipe demonstrated a wider distribution of this species in northeastern Brazil.

Keywords:
Biogeography; Caatinga; Geographical distribution; Kissing bugs

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