Biology of
Rhodnius pictipes Stal, 1872 under
laboratory conditions (
Hemiptera,
Reduviidae,
Triatominae) -
Rhodnius pictipes Stal, 1872 is a silvatic species with a widespread distribution in
South America, found in nine Brazilian states, naturally infected by
Trypanosoma cruzi and T. rangeli. The individual rearing of this species under
laboratory conditions, allowed the following
biological aspects to be observed incubation
time, search for first
meal after eclosion or moult,
time - lapse between presentation of the
blood meal and the beginning of
feeding, duration of
blood meal,
time and place of
defecation, number of
blood meals, duration of each instar and
adult longevity, and
time required from
egg to
adult