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Description and characterization of the melanic morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae).
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Dias Fernando Braga Stehling, Jaramillo-O Nicolás, Diotaiuti Liléia
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: For the first time we provide the description of the melanic (dark) morphotype of Rhodnius nasutus and determine the pattern of genetic inheritance for this characteristic. METHODS: Dark morph R. nasutus specimens were crossbred with standard (typically patterned) R. nasutus. RESULTS: We present the first occurrence of the melanic morphotype in the genus Rhodnius. The crossbreeding results...
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