A new species of Triatominae from Tamil Nadu, India.
Med Vet Entomol
; 16(1): 75-82, 2002 Mar.
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A new species of the genus Linshcosteus Distant, 1904 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) is described from specimens collected near Kalakkadu, Tamil Nadu state, southern India. Specimens were found in deep crevices between rocks, in a region of semi-arid scrub jungle. The distinctiveness of the new species was demonstrated by a morphometric analysis including the five previously described species of Linshcosteus, all from India. Nine measurements of the head were used in an isometric size-free principal component analysis. In terms of discrete morphology the new species, Linshcosteus karupus sp.n. Galvão, Patterson, Rocha & Jurberg differs from the most similar one, L. kali Lent & Wygodzinsky, 1979, by its very prominent anterolateral projections of the pronotum, by the length to width ratio of the pronotum, by the pilosity of the head and several other characters, including phallic structures. A revised key is presented for the six species of the genus.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Triatominae
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Vet Entomol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido