Table 1. Geographical origin, ecotopes of wild triatomines and T. cruzi identification by MMPCR.
Geographical origin | DTU groups of T. cruzi d | |||||||||
N° site | Ecoregiona | Latitude (S) | Longitude (W) | Alt. (m) | Area | Ecotopesb | No. of specimensc | TcI | TcII, TcV, TcVI | TcIII, TcIV |
1 | BSIA | 16°41′21.0″ | 68°00′40.9″ | 2679 | A | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
2 | BSIA | 16°42′08.0″ | 68°00′16.3″ | 2821 | A | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
3 | BSIA | 16°42′42.9″ | 67°59′25.3″ | 2732 | A | 3, 4 | 23 | 21 | ||
4 | BSIA | 16°42′56.3″ | 67°52′13.6″ | 2459 | A | 3, 5 | 6 | 5 | ||
5 | BSIA | 16°43′11.1″ | 67°52′26.5″ | 2380 | A | 3, 6, 7 | 11 | 9 | ||
6 | BSIA | 16°48′51.5″ | 67°42′18.3″ | 1873 | A | 1, 6, 7, 8 | 19 | 19 | ||
7 | BSIA | 16°49′43.3″ | 67°42′17.0″ | 1957 | A | 1, 7, 9 | 19 | 19 | ||
8 | BSIA | 16°53′12.2″ | 67°42′43.1″ | 2095 | A | 7 | 13 | 13 | ||
9 | BSIA | 16°55′48.8″ | 67°41′32.9″ | 2182 | A | 4, 8 | 18 | 16 | ||
10 | BSIA | 17°00′30.1″ | 67°39′25.2″ | 2356 | A | 4, 6, 7 | 47 | 43 | ||
11 | BSIA | 17°01′54.8″ | 67°40′38.6″ | 2159 | A | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
12 | BSIA | 17°03′55.6″ | 67°39′51.4″ | 2619 | A | 1, 3, 5, 7 | 5 | 5 | ||
13 | BSIA | 17°04′07.7″ | 67°39′25.5″ | 2645 | A | 4, 7 | 5 | 5 | ||
14 | BSIA | 17°04′24.2″ | 67°38′42.7″ | 2543 | A | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
15 | BSIA | 17°04′25.2″ | 67°37′59.7″ | 2493 | A | 6, 7, 10 | 5 | 5 | ||
16 | BSIA | 17°04′44.6″ | 67°37′57.0″ | 2602 | A | 6, 7, 9 | 17 | 16 | ||
17 | BSIA | 17°07′32.0″ | 67°35′59.5″ | 2864 | A | 7, 11 | 6 | 3 | ||
18 | BSIA | 17°08′10.8″ | 67°35′17.9″ | 2767 | A | 3, 4, 6, 9 | 6 | 4 | ||
19 | BSIA | 17°42′45.2″ | 66°29′38.8″ | 2583 | A | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||
20 | BSIA | 17°25′39.2″ | 66°15′32.1″ | 2576 | A | 4, 7 | 11 | 11 | ||
21 | BSIA | 17°27′45.5″ | 66°18′51.0″ | 2543 | A | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||
22 | BSIA | 17°28′37.5″ | 66°08′16.1″ | 2710 | A | 7 | 14 | 4 | ||
23 | BSIA | 17°59′16.4″ | 65°50′11.1″ | 2059 | A | 7, 8 | 10 | 1 | ||
24 | BSIA | 18°00′44.5″ | 65°48′32.6″ | 2025 | A | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
25 | BSIA | 18°01′50.9″ | 65°47′18.7″ | 1968 | A | 8 | 11 | 1 | ||
26 | BSIA | 18°06′21.0″ | 65°45′31.3″ | 2571 | A | 8 | 5 | |||
27 | PP | 21°37′16.8″ | 65°48′46.0″ | 2963 | A | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
28 | PP | 21°44′51″ | 65°49′26.0″ | 3080 | A | 4 | 30 | |||
29 | CS | 18°35′52.6″ | 65°07′33.4″ | 1754 | Ig | 3, 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
30 | BTB | 19°55′39.2″ | 63°54′08.8″ | 1039 | Ig | uke | 1 | 1 | ||
31 | GC | 19°21′20.8″ | 62°34′10.2″ | 398 | N-A | 12, ukf | 3 | |||
32 | GC | 20°11′10.1″ | 63°61′21.7″ | 614 | N-A | 12 | 2 | 1h | ||
33 | GC | 20°15′09.1″ | 62°58′26.9″ | 573 | N-A | 12 | 6 | |||
34 | GC | 21°09′25.3″ | 63°22′30.7″ | 488 | N-A | 12 | 1 | |||
35 | GC | 21°22′37.0″ | 63°21′34.8″ | 351 | N-A | 12 | 2 | 1h | ||
36 | GC | 21°50′50.6″ | 63°14′51.6″ | 443 | N-A | 12 | 3 | |||
Total | 333 | 229 | 1 | 3 |
The ecoregions are according to Ibisch et al. (2008), BSIA Bosque Seco Inter Andino, PP Prepuna, CS Chaco Serrano, BTB Bosque Tucumano Boliviano, GC Gran Chaco;
1 crack, 2 cliff, 3 under vegetation, 4 burrow, 5 adobe wall, 6 stone wall, 7 under stones, 8 cave, 9 hollow ground, 10 bird nest, 11 graves, 12 hollow tree, uk unknown;
Total number of specimens tested by MMPCR;
DTUs Discrete Typing Unit were identified by MMPCR, the undetermined samples were MMPCR negative;
Specimen captured on the exterior wall of a house;
Captured by light traps.
Between Andean and non-Andean areas.
These specimens were dark morphs.