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. 2022 May 31:2022:gigabyte62.
doi: 10.46471/gigabyte.62. eCollection 2022.

American triatomine species occurrences: updates and novelties in the DataTri database

Soledad Ceccarelli  1   2 , Agustín Balsalobre  1   2 , María Eugenia Vicente  1 , Rachel Curtis-Robles  3 , Sarah A Hamer  3 , José Manuel Ayala Landa  4 , Jorge E Rabinovich  1   2 , Gerardo A Marti  1   2
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American triatomine species occurrences: updates and novelties in the DataTri database

Soledad Ceccarelli et al. GigaByte. .

Abstract
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The causative agent of Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi) is transmitted to mammals, including humans, mainly by insect vectors of the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Also known as "kissing bugs", the subfamily currently includes 157 validated species (154 extant and three extinct), in 18 genera and five tribes. Here, we present a subdataset (7852 records) of American triatomine occurrences; an update to the most complete and integrated database available to date at a continental scale. New georeferenced records were obtained from a systematic review of published literature and colleague-provided data. New data correspond to 101 species and 14 genera from 22 American countries between 1935 and 2022. The most important novelties refer to (i) the inclusion of new species, (ii) synonymies and formal transferals of species, and (iii) temporal and geographical species records updates. These data will be a useful contribution to entomological surveillance implicated in Chagas disease.

El agente causal de la Enfermedad de Chagas (Trypanosoma cruzi) es transmitido a los mamíferos - incluyendo al ser humano - principalmente por insectos vectores de la subfamilia Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Actualmente, la subfamilia incluye 157 especies (154 actuales y tres extintas), agrupadas en 18 géneros y cinco tribus. Presentamos la descripción de un subconjunto de datos (7852 registros) de presencias de triatominos americanos, como una actualización de la más completa e integrada base de datos disponible hasta el momento a escala continental. Los nuevos registros georreferenciados fueron obtenidos de una revisión sistemática de referencias publicadas y datos cedidos por colegas. Los nuevos datos corresponden a 101 especies y 14 géneros de 22 países americanos en el intervalo de tiempo entre 1935 y 2022. Las novedades más importantes refieren a: (i) la incorporación de nuevas especies, (ii) sinonimias y transferencias formales de especies, y (iii) actualizaciones temporales y geográficas de registros de especies. Alentamos a la utilización de esta información, especialmente para contribuir a la vigilancia entomológica implicada en la Enfermedad de Chagas.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Schematic overview of the conformation of triatomine datasets in a temporal frame. N = number of records in each dataset/subdataset. (a) Actions done between 2018 and 2020, and (b) actions done in 2022. The black arrow indicates elimination of incorrect records (repeated records). The blue arrow indicates addition of new records.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Interactive map of the georeferenced occurrences (New American dataset) hosted by GBIF [5]. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/eae731a7-3e82-4295-b0b3-ec72d75a402d
Figura 1.
Figura 1.
Resumen esquemático de la conformación de los conjuntos de datos de triatominos en un marco temporal. N= número de registros en cada conjunto de datos/subconjunto de datos. a) Acciones realizadas entre 2018-2020 y b) acciones realizadas en 2022. La flecha negra indica la eliminación de registros incorrectos (registros repetidos). La flecha azul indica la adición de nuevos registros.
Figura 2.
Figura 2.
Mapa interactivo de las presencias georreferenciadas (Nuevo conjunto de datos Americano) alojadas en GBIF [5.]. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/eae731a7-3e82-4295-b0b3-ec72d75a402d
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