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. 2022 Jun 14:1104:203-225.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1104.81879. eCollection 2022.

 Panstrongylusnoireaui, a remarkable new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia

Hélcio R Gil-Santana  1 , Tamara Chavez  2 , Sebastián Pita  3 , Francisco Panzera  3 , Cleber Galvão  1
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 Panstrongylusnoireaui, a remarkable new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia

Hélcio R Gil-Santana et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

Panstrongylusnoireaui sp. nov. from Bolivia is described based on male and female specimens. Although morphologically almost indistinguishable from Panstrongylusrufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899), the new species shows remarkable chromosome and molecular features, which are very distinctive among all others Panstrongylus species. The new species is also separated by some characteristics of the processes of the endosoma of the male genitalia. An updated key for species of Panstrongylus is provided.

Keywords: Chagas disease vectors; genitalia; kissing bug; taxonomy.

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Figures

Figures 1–6.
Figures 1–6.
Panstrongylusnoireaui sp. nov. 1, 2 habitus, dorsal view 1 male holotype 2 female paratype 3 body seta 4, 5 left paramere 4 ventral view 5 dorsal view 6 median process of pygophore, dorsal view. Scale bars: 5.0 mm (1, 2); 0.5 mm (4, 5); 0.2 mm (6); 0.04 mm (3).
Figures 7–11.
Figures 7–11.
Panstrongylusnoireaui sp. nov., male genitalia. 7 phallus, lateral view 8 articulatory apparatus, dorsal phallothecal plate and struts, dorsal view 9 latero-apical portion of dorsal phallothecal plate (flap like prominence), ventral view 10 lateral process of endosoma, lateral view 11 median process of endosoma, posterior view. Abbreviations: bpa basal plate arm, bpb basal plate bridge, dpp dorsal phallothecal plate, ep elongate process, flp lateral flap like proeminence, ip, intermediate less sclerotized portion, lp lateral process of endosoma, mb median bridge, pd pedicel, sp subapical median process of endosoma, st struts. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (7, 8); 0.2 mm (10); 0.1 mm (9, 11).
Figures 12–16.
Figures 12–16.
Panstrongylusrufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899). 12, 13 habitus dorsal view 12 male from Costa Rica 13 female from Bolivia 14–16 male genitalia 14 latero-apical portion of dorsal phallothecal plate (flap like prominence), ventral view, ep elongate process 15, 16 lateral process of endosoma, lateral view 16 detail of the portion with denticulate processes. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (12, 13); 0.1 mm (14–16).
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