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Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

Fernando Braga Stehling Dias Nicolás Jaramillo-O Liléia Diotaiuti

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Introduction For the first time we provide the description of the melanic (dark) morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus and determine the pattern of genetic inheritance for this characteristic. Methods Dark morph R. nasutus specimens were crossbred with standard (typically patterned) R. nasutus. Results We present the first occurrence of the melanic morphotype in the genus Rhodnius. The crossbreeding results demonstrate that the inheritance pattern of this characteristic follows Mendel's simple laws of segregation and an independent assortment of alleles. Conclusions Phenotypic variation of R. nasutus reinforces the heterogeneity found in the Triatominae. Descriptions of new species in this subfamily require rigorous validation criteria.

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Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine

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Fernando Braga Stehling Dias

Nicolás Jaramillo-O

Liléia Diotaiuti

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Dias, F.B.S., Jaramillo-O, N., Diotaiuti, L. (2014). Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0007-2014

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Tahun Terbit: 2014
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0007-2014
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