Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, VOLUME 119 | 2024
Research Articles
Investigating the distribution of a rare Colombo-Venezuelan Kissing Bug, Rhodnius neivai, Lent, 1953, using geographical information system-based analyses
1Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Vitória, ES, Brasil
2Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica, Santa Teresa, ES, Brasil
3Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
4Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Departamento de Patologia, Vitória, ES, Brasil
DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760240106
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND Rhodnius neivai, a kissing bug found in the dry regions of Colombia and Venezuela, has limited documented occurrences. While it is not deemed a significant vector for Chagas disease, distributional and ecological studies are essential in monitoring species domiciliation and shedding light on the evolutionary aspects of the Rhodniini tribe.
OBJECTIVES The study aims to provide a detailed revision of R. neivai distribution and evaluate general spatial data quality for ecological niche modelling (ENM). It will also provide the first published ENM for the species, which may aid species sampling and future analytical improvement.
METHODS Registers and other spatial information were gathered by literature review; data georeferencing, preliminary geographical investigations, and model editing were conducted in GIS platforms; ENMs were built using R and explored the uncertainty of parameters and algorithms.
FINDINGS Twenty four unique sites were identified, unearthing 17 previously uncovered records. Data lacks robust spatial and temporal precision; however, ENMs had acceptable validations. The models present some variation in suitability but with objective areas for sampling effort.
MAIN CONCLUSIONS Rhodnius neivai distribution is better explained by conditions that characterise dry ecotypes, but further sampling is essential to improve modelling and advance with ecological and evolutive matters.
key words:
Rhodnius neivai
Rhodniini
ecological niche modeling
Chagas disease
neotropics
South America
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Financial support: FAPES (award number - 011/2019) [The study was derived from the GSCN PhD thesis from the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal (PPGBAN) of UFES, which FAPES financed], CNPq [Since further work improvements, reviews, and submissions were made over GSCN participation in the Programa de Capacitação Institucional (PCI) of the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI) at the National Institute of the Atlantic Forest (INMA) (CNPq award number - 317350/2023-4)].
+ Corresponding author: guisanchescn@gmail.com 
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Received 04 June 2024
Accepted 11 September 2024
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Corrêa-do-Nascimento GS, Galvão C, Leite GR. Investigating the distribution of a rare Colombo-Venezuelan kissing bug, Rhodnius neivai, Lent, 1953, using geographical information system-based analyses. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2024; 119: e240106.
