Why Are the Subfamily Relationships of Triatominae
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Por que as relações da subfamília Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) são importantes? Esta pergunta se divide em duas: Triatominae é uma subfamília monofilética ? e, se for, a que outras subfamílias de Reduviidae estaria relacionada? Se a resposta para a primeira pergunta for sim, então o que se sabe para alguns membros da subfamília Triatominae pode ser verdade para outros membros; se a resposta for não, então nenhuma predição pode ser feita. Como muitos membros da subfamília Triatominae têm importância médica, tais predições são vitalmente (literalmente) importantes. Pela mesma razão, o conhecimento de subfamílias relacionadas a triatomíneos de importância medica é importante: aqui também predições sobre um membro relacionado podem estar baseadas no conhecimento de outros. Estes pontos são discutidos aqui, e a evidência a favor e contra (especialmente contra) a monofilia de Triatominae é discutida. O status de Linshcosteus, o único gênero de Triatominae do Velho Mundo, também é discutido.
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