Cytogenetic analysis of Triatoma pseudomaculata Corrêa and Espínola, 1964 (Hemiptera, Triatominae) from different Brazilian states
Triatoma maculata and T. pseudomaculata are allopatric; however, it is believed that T. maculata was introduced into the Brazilian northeast by passive transportation of the nymphs between the feathers of migratory birds, followed by the speciation of T. pseudomaculata. T. pseudomaculata is the second most epidemiologically important species in the northeast of Brazil after T. brasiliensis. Therefore, given the broad range of T.