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Triatoma rubrovaria

Triatoma rubrovaria

Classification

Class
Insecta

Triatoma rubrovaria is a species of triatomine that is ubiquitous to Uruguay, neighboring parts of northeastern Argentina, and in the southern states of Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It was earlier reported as T. (triatoma) rubrovaria, a sylvatic species believed to be a highly competent vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Uruguay · 12