Triatoma guazu, Lent, Jurberg and Galvao

Gonçalves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Shênia Patrícia Corrêa, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), Zootaxa 2148, pp. 1-26 : 14-15

Species. T. guazu Lent, Jurberg and Galvão

Etymology. Its provenance is stated as its country of origin ( Paraguay). Since it is one of the largest representatives of the Triatoma genus, it was given the species name guazu , meaning “large” in the Guarani language ( Lent, Jurberg & Galvão 1996: 313).

Original citation. “Da proveniência constava o país de origem ( Paraguai). Por ser um dos maiores representantes do gênero Triatoma recebeu o nome específico guazu , que na língua guarani significa grande” ( Lent, Jurberg & Galvão 1996: 313).