Chagas Disease Vectors of Alagoas, Brazil: First Report of Panstrongylus geniculatus (Latreille, 1811) (Hemiptera, Triatominae) in the Brazilian State and Update of the Dichotomous Key Based on Cytogenetic Data

Jader Oliveira Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública, Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil;
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciencia, Tecnologia e Inovação para Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil;

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Carlos Fernando Rocha Laboratório de Entomologia Médica, Unidade de Vigilância de Zoonoses de Maceió, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Maceió, R. Alexandre Passos, Jaraguá, Maceió, Brazil;

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Jociel Klleyton Santos Santana Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho,” Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Rodovia Araraquara/Jaú, Araraquara, Brazil;

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André Luiz Rodrigues Menezes Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho,” Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Rodovia Araraquara/Jaú, Araraquara, Brazil;
Instituto Federal de Rondônia, campus Porto Velho Calama, Flodoaldo Pontes Pinto, Porto Velho, Brazil;

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Cleber Galvão Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Pavilhão Rocha Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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João Aristeu da Rosa Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho,” Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Rodovia Araraquara/Jaú, Araraquara, Brazil;

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Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública, Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil;
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ABSTRACT.

Panstrongylus geniculatus is the most widely distributed species of Panstrongylus in Brazil and merits attention from vector control programs due to its potential for domiciliation. Specimens infected with Trypanosoma cruzi have already been reported in both peridomiciliary and domiciliary environments. Building on these findings, we report, for the first time, the presence of P. geniculatus in the state of Alagoas and provide an updated dichotomous key (based on cytogenetic data) for species in Alagoas. Panstrongylus geniculatus has been identified in Boca da Mata, Joaquim Gomes, and Novo Lino. In light of the recent notification of Rhodnius domesticus and this record of P. geniculatus, we present an updated identification key enabling the differentiation of all species in Alagoas. Emphasis is placed on the importance of correctly identifying triatomine species because it is crucial for the development of effective control measures, thereby aiding in the mitigation of Chagas disease.

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Current contact information: Jader Oliveira, Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública, Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, and Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciencia, Tecnologia e Inovação para Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil, E-mail: jdr.oliveira@hotmail.com. Carlos Fernando Rocha, Laboratório de Entomologia Médica, Unidade de Vigilância de Zoonoses de Maceió, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Maceió, Jaraguá, Maceió, Brazil, E-mail: fernandobiologo@outlook.com. Jociel Klleyton Santos Santana and João Aristeu da Rosa, Universidade Estadual Paulista, “Júlio de Mesquita Filho,” Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Araraquara, Brazil, E-mails: jociel.santana@unesp.br and joao.aristeu@unesp.br. André Luiz Rodrigues Menezes, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho,” Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Rodovia Araraquara/Jaú, Araraquara, Brazil, and Instituto Federal de Rondônia, campus Porto Velho Calama, Porto Velho, Brazil, E-mail: alr.menezes@unesp.br. Cleber Galvão, Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, E-mail: clebergalvao@gmail.com. Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi, Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública, Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, and Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Pavilhão Rocha Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, E-mail: kaiochaboli@hotmail.com.

Address correspondence to Cleber Galvão, IOC/FIOCRUZ, Av. Brasil 4365, Pavilhão Rocha Lima, sala 505, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: clebergalvao@gmail.com
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