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14 June 2021 Life cycle of Triatoma huehuetenanguensis Lima-Cordón, Monroy, Stevens, Rodas, Rodas, Dorn, Justi 2019 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) from Mexico
J. Guadalupe Michel-Parra, José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra, Oziel Dante Montañez-Valdez, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres
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Abstract

Several important biological parameters for estimating the vectorial capacity of a triatomine species were determined on a Mexican population of the recently described Triatoma huehuetenanguensis Lima-Cordón, Monroy, Stevens, Rodas, Rodas, Dorn, Justi (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). The biological parameters were the egg-to-adult development time, number of blood meals required for molting, cumulative mortality, onset time for feeding, feeding and defecation behaviors, and fertility and fecundity of T. huehuetenanguensis. The median egg-to-adult development time was 253 days, with 11 blood meals required for molting. A cumulative mortality rate of 47.41% was observed. The time to begin feeding was between 2.5 and 3.5 min. Feeding times were longer than 15 min. The highest percentages of defecation delays were 1 to 10 min in all nymphal instars and also in males. In contrast, significantly (P < 0.01) more females defecated while eating. At the end of the cycle, the percentage of the obtained females was 54.9%. The mean number of eggs laid per day per female for a month was 2.08. These eggs had an eclosion rate of 98.08%, with an incubation period of 19 days. Our results contribute to estimations of the potential role of T. huehuetenanguensis in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in its distribution area.

J. Guadalupe Michel-Parra, José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra, Oziel Dante Montañez-Valdez, and Benjamín Nogueda-Torres "Life cycle of Triatoma huehuetenanguensis Lima-Cordón, Monroy, Stevens, Rodas, Rodas, Dorn, Justi 2019 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) from Mexico," Journal of Vector Ecology 46(1), 57-64, (14 June 2021). https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-46.1.57
Received: 5 August 2020; Accepted: 6 January 2021; Published: 14 June 2021
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KEYWORDS
Chagas disease
laboratory conditions
Mexico
Triatoma huehuetenanguensis
triatomines
Trypanosoma cruzi
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