Triatoma ryckmani(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in the EpiphyteTillandsia xerographica(Bromeliaceae) in the Semiarid Region of Guatemala : Table 1
- 1 May 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 41 (3) , 321-323
- https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.321
Abstract
For the first time, the reduviid bug Triatoma ryckmani Zeledón and Ponce (Hemiptera; Reduviidae) was recorded to inhabit the epiphyte Tillandsia xerographica Rohweder (Bromeliaceae) in the semiarid region of Guatemala. These bromeliads grow mainly in drought-resistant trees with rough bark such as Pereskia lychnidiflora (Cactaceae). In our study site, we investigated 30 T. xerographica, and 53 specimens of T. ryckmani were found. Most T. ryckmani (68.5%) were unfed. Ants (Formicidae) were the predominant (92.2%) insect taxon in T. xerographica. Other insects such as Blattidae (3.0%), Reduviidae (T. ryckmani: 2.5%), Blaberidae (2.2%), Gryllidae (0.1%), and Acrididae (0.1%) were recorded in the bromeliads. T. xerographica is illegally commercialized without previous inspection. This may cause accidental introduction of T. ryckmani to houses and to other countries.Keywords
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