Formal Assignation of the Kissing Bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) to the Genus .

The subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) comprises hematophagous insects that are vectors of Chagas disease; including species assigned to the genera and . Initial examination of revealed the hirsuteness covering the entire body-a characteristic and striking feature of members of the genus -and a systematic study revealed several other morphological characters that are in diagnostic alignment with . Based on the examination of several specimens (including the lectotype), and with the additional support of molecular and cytogenetic data, we propose the formal transferal of (Stål, 1859) into the genus with the resulting new combination: (Stål, 1859) comb. nov. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae).