Table 1 Experimental crosses performed between Triatoma spp. and Meccus spp.

♀

T. mopan

x

T. longipennis

♂

161

98 (61%)

♀

T. mazzottii

x

T. mexicana

♂

18^a

12^a (67%)

♀

T. mexicana

x

T. mazzottii

♂

14^a

09^a (64%)

♀

T. picturatus

x

T. mexicana

♂

25^a

19^a (76%)

♀

T. mexicana

x

T. picturatus

♂

32^a

23^a (72%)

♀

T. mexicana

x

T. longipennis

♂

14^a

9^a (64%)

♀

T. phyllosomus

x

T. mexicana

♂

208^a

156^a (75%)

♀

T. mexicana

x

T. phyllosomus

♂

392^a

295 (75%)

♀

T. recurva

x

T. longipennis

♂

71.0 ± 78.3^b

6.0 ± 0^b (8,4%)

♀

T. longipennis

x

T. recurva

♂

74.8 ± 44.6^b

6.0 ± 0^b (8%)

♀

T. recurva

x

T. picturatus

♂

94.8 ± 39.6^b

5.7 ± 6.4^b (6%)

♀

T. picturatus

x

T. recurva

♂

136.0 ± 68.9^b

12.3 ± 15.4^b (8.8%)

♀

T. recurva

x

T. pallidipennis

♂

91.2 ± 77.3^b

5.0 ± 0^b (5.5%)

♀

T. pallidipennis

x

T. recurva

♂

54.0 ± 59.9^b

14.5 ± 13.4^b (26.8%)

♀

T. recurva

x

T. mazzottii

♂

92.7 ± 56.5^b

3.0 ± 1.3^b (3.2%)

♀

T. mazzottii

x

T. recurva

♂

119.8 ± 38.3^b

5.3 ± 0.6^b (4.4%)

♀

T. recurva

x

T. phyllosomus

♂

127.8 ± 88.1^b

26.0 ± 26.7^b (20%)