Mepraia Explained

Mepraia is a genus in the subfamily Triatominae, endemic in Chile, and vectors of Chagas disease.

Species^[1]

• Mepraia eratyrusiformis (Del Ponte, 1929)^[2]
• Mepraia gajardoi Frías, Henry & González, 1998
• Mepraia parapatrica Frías, 2010
• Mepraia spinolai (Porter, 1934)

Notes and References

1. Faúndez, E. I. . Carvajal, M. A. . amp . 2012. Notas sobre Mepraia gajardoi Frías, Henry & González, 1998 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 50. 495–497. 1134-6094.
2. Hypsa, V., Tietz, D.F., Zrzavy, J., Rego, R.O.M., Galvao, C., Jurberg, J., 2002. Phylogeny and biogeography of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): molecular evidence of a new world origin of the Asiatic clade. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 23, 447-457