Differentiation of Rhodnius neglectus and Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) by multiple parameters.
Rossana FalconeAline Rimoldi RibeiroJader de OliveiraVagner José MendonçaMárcia GraminhaJoão Aristeu da RosaPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2020)
The morphological characters observed in the specimens of the colonies originally identified as R. prolixus and R. neglectus, such as the presence or absence of collar in the eggs, the patterns of the median process of the pygophore, and anterolateral angle, are consistent with the species. Geometric morphometrics also show an intraspecific variability in R. prolixus.