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 Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1846) Fig. 11 Distribution. Rio Grande do Sul . Public health importance. Triatoma rubrovaria is a sylvatic species living mainly among exfoliate rocks and occasionally can be found in peridomiciliar and domiciliar environments. Since the control of T. infestans , this species has an increasing of domiciliary and peridomiciliary invasion and may be a highly competent vector of T. cruzi in some areas ( Almeida et al. 2000 ). Remarks. The genetic variability of this species has been reported by Pacheco et al. (2007) . Almeida et al. (2000 , 2002a , 2002b , 2003, 2005) have conducted a series of studies on the bionomics, ecology and invasion process of this triatomine. It can feed on a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate hosts ( Salvatella et al. 1994 , 1995 ).