title: Classification, evolution, and species groups within the Triatominae.
abstract: Classification of the Triatominae has become a complex balance between traditional approaches and a wide variety of evolutionary interpretations. On the one hand is the need for a stable classification of practical use for those involved in vector surveillance and control. On the other is the desire to adequately reflect evolutionary theory derived from a range of molecular, cytogenetic and morphometric comparisons, with additional complications raised by current interpretations of the subfamily as a recently derived polyphyletic assemblage. Here we review key aspects of triatomine systematics and evolution, to derive a pragmatic classification that seeks to build on traditional morphological concepts within the context of current evolutionary theories.
authors.affiliation: LSHTM, London, UK. cj.schofield@lshtm.ac.uk
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: Cleber
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galvão
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D010802:Phylogeny; D014225:Triatominae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics