The status of Linshcosteus in the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae).
Of the 17 genera in Triatominae, only one, Linshcosteus, occurs exclusively outside the New World (India). Its relationship to the rest of the subfamily has been questioned, a question made urgent by the fact that many triatomines are vectors of the protozoan which causes Chagas' disease. Using a simple measure of similarity, we show that Linshcosteus is less similar to the other triatomine genera than each of them is to the others.
Schaefer
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University Connecticut, Storrs 06269-3043, USA. schaefer@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Coscarón
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D000818:Animals; D014225:Triatominae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*