Elis AldanaEdgar Heredia-CoronadoFrancys Avendaño-RangelEliécer LizanoJuan Luís ConcepciónRafael Bonfante-CabarcasClaudia Rodríguez-BonfanteMaría Magdalena Pulido2026-03-222026-03-22201110.1590/s0120-41572011000100013https://doi.org/10.1590/s0120-41572011000100013https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/59345Citaciones: 7Based on the assumption that the sexual dimorphism of bugs is reflected by smaller size in domesticated triatomines than in wild bugs, the conclusion is that Caracas P. geniculatus has become adapted to living indoors. This represents an additional risk factor for the Chagas disease transmission in Caracas.enReduviidaeSexual dimorphismHeteropteraZoologyBiologyHemipteraGeographyEcologyarticle