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The behaviour of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

C. J. Schofield
C. J. Schofield
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, UK.
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Abstract

Five aspects of the behaviour of the Triatominae are reviewed: hostfinding, defence from predators, habitat selection, activity patterns and substrate preferences, and mating and oviposition behaviour. It is emphasised that knowledge of behaviour is largely restricted to the three species Triatoma infestans (Klug), Rhodnius prolixus Stål and Panstrongylus megistus (Burm.) and that the behaviour of other species, particularly those with predominantly sylvatic habits, may be quite different in some respects.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , September 1979 , pp. 363 - 379
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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