Detailed Record for Triatoma dimidiata

Common Name: Kissing bug ("cytotype 2")

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Hemiptera / Sub Order Heteroptera / Family Reduviidae / Genus Triatoma

C-value (pg): 0.92

Chromosome Number (2n): 23.00-24.00

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Testes

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Panzera, F., I. Ferrendis, J. Ramsey, R. Ordonez, P.M. Salazar-Schettino, M. Cabrera, M.C. Monroy, M.D. Bargues, S. Mas-Coma, J.E. O'Connor, V.M. Angulo, N. Jaramillo, C. Cordon-Rosales, D. Gomez, and R. Perez (2006). Chromosomal variation and genome size support existence of cryptic species of Triatoma dimidiata with different epidemiological importance as Chagas disease vectors. Tropical Medicine and International Health 11: 1092-1103.

Other records available for this species:

Triatoma dimidiata = 0.98 (pg)
Triatoma dimidiata = 1.07 (pg)

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