title: Comparative bionomics of four populations of Meccus longipennis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) under laboratory conditions.
abstract: The values of biological parameters related to the life cycles of four populations of Meccus longipennis (Reduviidae: Triatominae) were evaluated. Cohorts of each of the four studied populations from different geographical areas of Mexico were maintained under similar laboratory conditions and then compared. The population from El Saucito de Araujo was different from the other three studied populations, which could help explain the secondary importance of M. longipennis in the state of Chihuahua. This paper also supports the proposition that biological traits are important criteria for determining relationships between populations.
authors.affiliation: Área de Entomología Médica, Centro Universitario del Sur, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México. aibarra@cusur.udg.mx
authors.forename: José Alejandro
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martínez-Ibarra
authors.forename: Benjamín
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nogueda-Torres
authors.forename: Ángel
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Licón-Trillo
authors.forename: María Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Villagrán-Herrera
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: de Diego-Cabrera
authors.forename: Oziel Dante
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Montañez-Valdez
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rocha-Chávez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D007753:Laboratories; D008018:Life Cycle Stages / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D010641:Phenotype; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D014225:Triatominae / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*