Capture of Triatoma arthurneivai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) using a new luminous trap in Southeast Brazil.

INTRODUCTION

Triatomine bug captures in the wild are laborious and time-consuming. Some traps may assist in this task. We report a new trap design and the capture of a specimen of a triatomine rarely found.

METHODS

Two luminous traps were installed in the city of Diamantina, State of Minas Gerais, and surveyed weekly for a year.

RESULTS

A Triatoma arthurneivai female and other triatomine bugs were caught.

CONCLUSIONS

A new trap design may be used in triatomine bugs field captures, mainly in low density areas. We assume the center of endemism of Triatoma arthurneivai is the Espinhaço Mountain range.