A new species of Pseudanisakis Layman & Borovkova, 1926 (Nematoda: Ascaridida) from Rioraja agassizii and Psammobatis extenta (Rajidae) in Brazilian southwestern Atlantic waters.

Pseudanisakis sulamericana n. sp. is described from the intestines of the rays Rioraja agassizii and Psammobatis extenta off the coast of Brazil.

[Source of Chagas disease in Arcádia, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil].

Following the report of triatomine nymphs in a house in Arcadia, Miguel Pereira, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the infested dwelling was checked. Several eggs and 46 specimens of Triatoma vitticeps (Stal, 1859) were collected. Among them, adults and nymphal instars accounted for 43.

[Triatoma vandae sp.n. of the oliveirai complex from the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)].

There are several specific complexes belonging to the genus Triatoma Laporte, 1832, which are generally associated to specific geographic areas. Recent publications have linked the oliveirai complex to ecosystems of Mato Grosso, which are also present in other Brazilian states and even in other bordering countries as eastern Paraguay. The study of the abundant material collected during the last years allowed the description of several new species of the oliveirai complex: T.

[Redescription of Litomosoides brasiliensis Almeida 1936 (Nematoda: Filariiidae) from a new host Anoura caudifera (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)].

The study of the surface topography added details regarding the disposition of male caudal papillae, spicules and area rugosa apart from vulva and oral aperture. The occurrence of this nematode in the state of Amapá represents a new geographical distribution.