Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859

Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 View in CoL

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Distribution. Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, ParaÍba, Pernambuco, PiauÍ, Rio Grande do Norte.

Public health importance. R. nasutus is one of the main vectors in northeastern Brazil. It can be occasionally found in human dwellings, chicken coops, and corrals. This species may feed on birds, poultry, and goats and is also very aggressive toward man ( Lima and Sarquis 2008). This vector is naturally found mixed infected with T. cruzi and T. rangeli ( Dias 2007, 2014b).

Remarks. This species shows chromatic polymorphic; mostly adults are brown with paler and blackish markings, rarely nearly totally black ( Dias et al. 2014a). This species is associated with many species of palm trees: Copernicia prunifera , Attalea maripa , A. speciosa , A. phalerata , Mauritia flexuosa , Syagrus oleracea , Acrocomia intumescens , and Astrocaryum aculeatum ( Dias et al. 2008, 2014b), and Licania rigida trees ( Lima and Sarquis 2008).