title: The Evolutionary Origin of Diversity in Chagas Disease Vectors.
abstract: Chagas disease is amongst the ten most important neglected tropical diseases but knowledge on the diversification of its vectors, Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is very scarce. Most Triatominae species occur in the Americas, and are all considered potential vectors. Despite its amazing ecological vignette, there are remarkably few evolutionary studies of the whole subfamily, and only one genome sequence has been published. The young age of the subfamily, coupled with the high number of independent lineages, are intriguing, yet the lack of genome-wide data makes it a challenge to infer the phylogenetic relationships within Triatominae. Here we synthesize what is known, and suggest the next steps towards a better understanding of how this important group of disease vectors came to be.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
authors.forename: Silvia A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Justi
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: clebergalvao@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cleber
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galvão
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D005075:Biological Evolution; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000635:transmission*; D016678:Genome; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology; D010802:Phylogeny; D014225:Triatominae / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology
keywords: Triatominae; diversification; phylogeny; taxonomy