@article{fdi:010079258, title = {{M}olecular data supports monophyly of {T}riatoma dispar complex within genus {T}riatoma}, author = {{S}antillán-{G}uayasamín, {S}. and {B}arnab{\'e}, {C}hristian and {M}agallón-{G}astelum, {E}. and {W}aleckx, {E}tienne and {Y}umiseva, {C}.{A}. and {G}rijalva, {M}.{J}. and {V}illacís, {A}.{G}. and {B}reni{\`e}re, {S}imone {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he genus {T}riatoma contains numerous species, principal or secondary vectors of {C}hagas disease, which have been included in the three main lineages of {T}riatomini tribe based on morphological and biogeographical characteristics : {N}orth {A}merican, {S}outh {A}merican, and {T}. dispar complex. {T}he three members of the {T}. dispar complex are distributed in {E}cuador. {T}his complex has been scarcely studied through molecular approaches, and the taxonomic position of this complex is not confirmed. {I}n this study, we explored the phylogenetic relation-ships within the genus {T}riatoma, including five species from {N}orth and {C}entral {A}merica, six from {S}outh {A}merica, and the three species belonging to the {T}. dispar complex. {P}artial sequences of four mitochondrial genes ({C}yt b,{COII},16{S}-r{RNA},12{S}-r{RNA}) and two nuclear genes (18{S}-r{RNA},{ITS}2) were obtained from 74 specimens. {P}hylogenetic trees were built with concatenated and single sequences through maximum likelihood ({ML}), maximum parsimony ({MP}), and {B}ayesian methods. {T}he trees built using concatenated sequences showed three main branches (clusters) highly supported by significant bootstrap values; the {T}. dispar complex appeared as amonophyletic group separate from species of {N}orth and {C}entral {A}merican origin and {S}outh {A}merican origin. {O}n the contrary, for each gene tree, the three main clusters were not always significantly supported, mostly because genetic information is dramatically reduced when a single gene is considered. {C}onsequently, concatenation of genes gives relevant results and is highly recommended for further in-depth examination of the relationships of several species and complexes of triatomines that remain unresolved. {M}oreover, our current molecular data fully revealed the division of genus{T}riatomainto at least three main genetic groups.}, keywords = {{EQUATEUR} ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {NORD} ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {AMERIQUE} {CENTRALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nfection, {G}enetics and {E}volution}, volume = {85}, numero = {}, pages = {104429 [9 ]}, ISSN = {1567-1348}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104429}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079258}, }