Triatoma heidemanni, Neiva

Gonçalves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Novo, Shênia Patrícia Corrêa, Lopes, Catarina Macedo & Santos-Mallet, Jacenir Reis Dos, 2009, Etymology of Triatomine Species (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), Zootaxa 2148, pp. 1-26 : 15

Species. T. heidemanni Neiva

Synonym of T. lecticularia (Stål)

Etymology. This species is dedicated to Mr. Otto Heidemann, Custodian of Hemiptera at the U.S. National Museum in Washington, who guided us in our research throughout the time when we were studying there ( Neiva 1911b: 441).

Original citation. “A especie dedicada ao Sr. Otto Heidemann, Custodian of Hemiptera do U.S. National Museum de Washington, o qual nos guiou nestas pesquizas durante o tempo que alli estudamos” ( Neiva 1911b: 441).