Panstrongylus tupynambai Lent, 1942
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24006 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2EB17AC1-901B-483D-9752-3574A681A1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14703715 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C7230F65-FF9C-FFE3-F6C2-B1D947E4FDEA |
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Felipe |
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Panstrongylus tupynambai Lent, 1942 |
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Panstrongylus tupynambai Lent, 1942 View in CoL
Distribution. Rio Grande do Sul.
Public health importance. This species feeds on birds, rodents, reptiles, dogs and humans ( Patterson et al. 2009). It is sylvatic, and adults can be occasionally found in houses, and was found naturally infected with T. cruzi ( Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979) .
Remarks. This species generally inhabits rupestrian and subterranean ecotopes, like rockpiles semi-buried in humid soil, as well as rodent and reptile burrows ( Salvatella 1986, Martins et al. 2006).
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