Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) Author Gonçalves, Teresa Cristina Monte Author Novo, Shênia Patrícia Corrêa Author Lopes, Catarina Macedo Author Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos text Zootaxa 2009 2148 1 26 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.188695 660dc155-874c-4b8b-abc4-db9347bb0f34 1175-5326 188695 Species. L. karupus Galvão, Patterson, Rocha, Jurberg, Carcavallo, Rajen, Ambrose and Miles Etymology. karupus is derived from the Tamil word for dark or black ( Galvão, Patterson, Rocha, Jurberg, Carcavallo, Rajen, Ambrose & Miles 2002 : 76).