Biosystematics of old world triatominae
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Facultad de Medicina, Enfermería, Nutrición y Tecnología Médica
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Morphometric analysis of Old World species of Linshcosteus and Triatoma showed the two
genera to be well separated. However, although the analysis showed clear distinction between
the five species of Linshcosteus, there was considerable overlap between the eight Old World
species of Triatoma, including specimens of T. rubrofasciata from Old and New World
populations. The results are interpreted as supporting the idea of a New World origin for the
Old World species of Triatoma, with an independent Old World origin for Linshcosteus.