@article{fdi:010053538, title = {{M}isidentification of two {B}razilian triatomes, {T}riatoma arthurneivai and {T}riatoma wygodzinskyi, revealed by geometric morphometrics}, author = {de {L}afuente, {A}. {L}. {C}. and {A}ramillo, {N}. {J}. and {B}arata, {J}. {M}. {S}. and {N}oireau, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {D}iotaiuti, {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}riatoma arthurneivai {L}ent & {M}artins and {T}riatoma wygodzinskyi {L}ent ({H}emiptera: {R}eduviidae) are two {B}razilian species found in the sylvatic environment. {S}everal authors may have misidentified {T}. arthurneivai and consequently published erroneous information. {T}his work reports the use of geometric morphometric analysis on wings in order to differentiate {T}. arthurneivai and {T}. wygodzinskyi, and thus to detect possible misidentifications. {T}riatomines collected from the field in the states of {M}inas {G}erais and {S}ao {P}aulo, and from laboratory colonies, were used. {A}nalyses show a clear differentiation between specimens of {T}. arthurneivai and {T}. wygodzinskyi. {T}his indicates that {T}. arthurneivai populations from {S}ao {P}aulo state were misidentified and should be considered as {T}. wygodzinskyi. {T}his study also suggests that {T}. arthurneivai is an endemic species from {S}erra do {C}ipo, {M}inas {G}erais state.}, keywords = {{T}riatoma arthurneivai ; {T}riatoma wygodzinskyi ; geometric morphometrics ; sylvatic triatomines ; {B}razil}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}edical and {V}eterinary {E}ntomology}, volume = {25}, numero = {2}, pages = {178--183}, ISSN = {0269-283{X}}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00912.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053538}, }