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Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (Available at Journal of Species Lists and Distribution Check List 10(4): 944–946, 2014 © 2014 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Journal of species lists and distribution N Cavernicola pilosa Barber, 1937 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: ISTRIBUTIO D Triatominae): 1* First report in the state 3 of Maranhão, Brazil 2 RAPHIC G Hélcio R. Gil-Santana , Cleber Galvão , Carlos G. C. Mielke EO 1 Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Diptera, and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Saúde. Av. Brasil G N 4365. CEP 21040-360. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. O 2 Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos. Av. Brasil 4365. CEP 21040-360. Rio de [email protected], RJ, Brazil. ; [email protected] OTES 3 Caixa Postal 1206. CEP 84145-000. Carambeí, PR, Brazil. N * Corresponding Author. E-mail: Abstract: Cavernicola pilosa State, Northeastern Brazil. Barber, 1937 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) is reported for the first time in Maranhão DOI: 10.15560/10.4.944 et al. Rhodnius domesticus Triatoma sordida Since the discovery of Chagas (1909), blood-sucking (1998), whileet al. Neiva & Pinto, insects of the subfamily TriatominaeTrypanosoma have been cruzi recognized 1923 and (Stål, 1859) were recorded as real or potential vectors of Chagas disease, caused by only by Galvão (2003), thus making a total of 17 infection by the protozoan (Chagas, femalespecies ofalready Cavernicola recorded pilosa in this state (Table 1). 1909) (Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979).Cavernicola Barber, 1937, The material examined consisted of a male and a Among the five tribes included in Triatominae,C. lenti (Figures 1 and 2), collected′ Cavernicolini, has only one C.genus, pilosa et in a 250′ W UV-light trap in December 1991 legin. Thethe al.which at the presentet al. time includes two species: municipality of “Feira Nova do Maranhão”, “Retiro”, 07°00 C.Barrett pilosa & Arias, 1985 and Barber, 1937 (Galvão S, 46° 26 W, 480 m a.s.l., Maranhão State, C. Mielke 2003; Oliveira 2007; Schofield and Galvão 2009). material was deposited in the Entomological Collection ethas al. been found mainly in caves and hollow trees of “Museu Nacional da Universidade Federal do Rio de and is associated with bats (Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979; Janeiro” (MNRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.et Theal. specimens Oliveirafor C. pilosa 2007; et2008). al. Their close association with were identified following Lent and Jurberg (1969), Lent bats suggestsC. pilosathat they are the only natural food source and Wygodzinsky (1979) and Oliveira (2007), and (Oliveira 2008). There are reportset al. on the presenceet of al. in inhabited or non-inhabited human dwellings (Gomes and PereiraTrypanosoma 1977; Silva 1992; Oliveira 2007; 2008).T. Thiscruzi species has been found to be infected etby al. a species of C. lenti has been Gruby, observed 1843, which is closely related to (Lent and WygodzinskyC. pilosa has 1979; Oliveira 2007; 2008). only in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, whilst been recordedet in al. Panama, Colombia,et al.Venezuela, Ecuador, French Guiana,C. pilosaPeru and Brazil (Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979; Galvão 2003; Bérenger 2009). In Brazil, has been identified in the states of SilvaPará, etTocantins, al. Bahia, Espíritoet al. Santo, Goiás, Matoet al. Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais,et al. and Paraná (Lent and Jurberg 1969; et al. 1992; Galvãoet al. 2003; Oliveira 2007; 2008; Gonçalves 2012). On the other hand, Rebêlo (1998) and Galvão (2003) recordedCavernicola fifteen and sixteen species of Triatominae in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, respectively, without mentioning any Triatoma Figure 1. Cavernicola pilosa maculataspp. It is noteworthy that although these two studies recorded almost the same species in Maranhão, , female from “Feira Nova do Maranhão”, state of Maranhão, dorsal view. (Erichson, 1848) was mentioned only by Rebêlo 944 Gil-Santana et al. | First report of Cavernicola pilosa from Maranhão, Brazil Figure 3. Cavernicola pilosa Figure 2. Cavernicola pilosa Geographical distribution of in Central and , male from “Feira Nova do Maranhão”, state South America. Adapted from Oliveira et al. (2007) and using records of Maranhão, dorsal view. furnished by Lent and Jurberg (1969), Gomes and Pereira (1977), Silva et al. (1992), Oliveira et al. (2008), Bérenger et al. (2009) and Gonçalves et al. (2012). Red circles indicate previous records as described in the text were fully in accordance withC. pilosa these previous descriptions. and the black star indicates the new record of C. pilosa from “Feira Nova It should be noted that there were variations in two do Maranhão” (07°00′ S, 46°26′ W), state of Maranhão, Brazil. morphological features of : 1 — a certain degree of variation in color, mainly regarding the brighter corium hosts or niches, since they were simply attracted to a light of the hemelytra (Figs. 1–2), which may otherwise be trap. Because these were occasional findings, only future completely dark in some specimenset al. (Lent and Jurberg distributionsurveillance ofof C. triatomines,pilosa including searches in bat 1969); and 2 — “pale chestnut patches” on the anterior shelters, would be likely to produce a better survey of the lobe of pronotum (Oliveira 2007), which were C. pilosa in the state of Maranhão. conspicuously evident in the female examined (Figure 1), Nonetheless, from the present study, the first record of but less so in the male (Figure 2). in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, is provided here, The area from which the specimens were collectedC. pilosa is which now means that a total of 18 species of Triatominae surrounded by gallery forest, a type of vegetation found in have been recorded in this state (Table 1). the “Cerrado” (savanna) biomeet inal. Brazil. Although The occurrence of a native triatomine species has been associated with bats and bat shelters (Lent and that sporadically invade human dwellings is a major Wygodzinsky 1979; Oliveira 2007; 2008), it was not issue for vector surveillance programs. Knowledge Tablepossible 1. to correlate the specimens collected with those of its geographical distribution is fundamental to the Tribe Check List of Triatominae species recorded in the stateSpecies of Maranhão. Previous records follow Rebêlo et al. (1998) and Galvão et al. (2003). Cavernicola pilosa Barber, 1937 Rhodniini Psammolestes tertius Cavernicolini Rhodnius brethesi Lent & Jurberg, 1965 Rhodnius domesticus Matta, 1919 Rhodnius nasutus Neiva & Pinto, 1923 Rhodnius neglectus Stål, 1859 Rhodnius pictipes Lent, 1954 Rhodnius robustus Stål, 1872 Triatomini Eratyrus mucronatus Larrouse, 1927 Panstrongylus diasi Stål, 1859 Panstrongylus geniculatus Pinto & Lent, 1946 Panstrongylus lignarius (Latreille, 1811) Panstrongylus megistus (Walker, 1873) Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, 1911 (Burmeister, 1835) Triatoma maculata Triatoma pseudomaculata (Erichson, 1848) Triatoma rubrofasciata Côrrea & Spinola, 1964 Triatoma sordida (De Geer, 1773) (Stål, 1859) 945 Gil-Santana et al. | First report of Cavernicola pilosa from Maranhão, Brazil atomíneos da Bahia Cavernicola T. cruzi . Feira de Santana: UEFS Editora. 112 pp. understanding of the epidemiological aspects related to Lent,nae). H. and Revista J. Jurberg. Brasileira 1969. de O Biologia gênero Barber, 1937, com um transmissionet al. and should be considered as a guide estudo sobre a genitália externa (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatomi- for the Chagas disease control and surveillance activities 29(3): 317–327. Lent, H. andBulletin P. Wygodzinsky. of the American 1979. Museum Revision of Natural of the History Triatominae 163(3): (CaranhaAcknowledgments: 2011). (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), and their significance). as vectors of Chagas Disease. We would like to thank Luiz A.A. Costa (MNRJ) for 123–520 (http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1282Cavernicola allowing the first author (HRG-S) to examine the material under his care. Literature Cited Oliveira, M.A., R.C.M. Souza and L. Diotaiuti. 2007. Redescription of parameters.the genus Zootaxa and the tribe Cavernicolini (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), with morphological and morphometric Bérenger,dae). MemóriasJ.-M., D. Pluot-Sigwalt, do Instituto F.Oswaldo Pagès, D.Cruz Blanchet and C. Aznar. 2009. Cavernicola1457: pilosa 57–68. Barber, 1937 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: The Triatominae species of French Guiana). (Heteroptera: Reduvii- Oliveira, M.A., R.L. Ferreira, M.A. Carneiro and L. Diotaiuti.Biotropica 2008. 104(8): 1111–1116 (doi: Ecology of 10.1590/S0074-02762009000800007 Triatoma petroc- Triatominae) in the Boa Esperança Cave, Tocantins, Brazil. Caranha, L., R. Gurgel-Gonçalves, R.D. Ramalho and C. Galvão. 2011. chiae 14: 63–68. minae).New records Check and List geographic distribution map of Rebêlo,Brasil. J.M.M., Cadernos V.L.L. de Barros Saúde andPública W.A. Mendes. 1998. Espécies de Pinto and Barreto,). 1925 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triato- Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)). do Estado do Maranhão, 7(4): 508–509 (http://www.checklist.org.br/ 14(1): 187–192 (doi: 10.1590/ getpdf?NGD078-11 Schizotrypanum cruzi n. gen., n. sp. S0102-311X1998000100027 Acta Tropica Chagas, C. 1909. Nova Tripanozomiase humana. Estudos sobre a morfo- Schofield, C.J. and C. Galvão. 2009. Classification,). evolution, and species lojia e o ciclo evolutivo do Studien über , ajente groups within the Triatominae. 110:Cavernicola 88–100 pilosa(doi: etiolojico de nova entidade mórbida do homem. / Ueber eine neue Schizotrypanum cruzi n. gen., n. sp. 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.01.010 trypanosomiasis des Menschen.Memórias
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