The taxonomic catalog of the Brazilian fauna: biodiversity and geographical distribution of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Brazil Author Galvão, Cleber Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Author Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. Laboratório de Diptera, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Avenida Brasil 4365, 21045 - 900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. clebergalvao@gmail.com Author Oliveira, Jader de Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo. & Programa de Pós-GraduaÇão em Ciência, InovaÇão e Tecnologia para a Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Acre. Rodovia BR 364, km 4, 69920 - 900 Rio Branco, AC, Brazil. text Zoologia 2024 e 24006 2024-09-06 41 1 28 https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v41.e24006 journal article 10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24006 1984-4689 2EB17AC1-901B-483D-9752-3574A681A1 Rhodnius brethesi Matta, 1919 Fig. 1 Distribution. Amazonas . Public health importance. It is a sylvatic species often associated with palm tree Leopoldina piassaba . However, as it has an attacking behavior and was found naturally infected with T. cruzi , this triatomine has been considered as a vector of Chagas disease ( Coura et al. 1994 , Freitas et al. 2012 ). Remarks. The colour patterns of the pronotum is variable, especially the medial pronotal band ( Lent and Wygodzinsky 1979 , Freitas et al. 2012 ).