Eratyrus mucronatus Stål, 1859

Galvão, Cleber, Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Oliveira, Jader de, 2024, The taxonomic catalog of the Brazilian fauna: biodiversity and geographical distribution of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Brazil, Zoologia (e 24006) 41, pp. 1-28 : 8

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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24006

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scientific name

Eratyrus mucronatus Stål, 1859
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Fig. 4

Distribution. Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins.

Public health importance. It has been found naturally infected with T. cruzi ( Dujardin et al. 2000) . It was found in intra- and peridomiciliar environments and attracted by lights ( Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979, Valencia Telleria 1990, Noireau et al. 1995, Molina et al. 2000, Soto Vivas et al. 2001).

Remarks. It lives naturally in hollow trees inhabited by bats ( Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979) or porcupines ( Gaunt and Miles 2000). This species has been found feeding on spiders ( Miles et al. 1981).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Reduviidae

Genus

Eratyrus

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