Trypanosoma porteri, Neiva and Lent

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 : 8

Species. T. porteri Neiva and Lent

Synonym of Mepraia spinolai (Porter)

Etymology. This species is dedicated to Prof. Carlos E. Porter, who, with such skill and tenacity, has worked in Chile towards greater development of the natural sciences ( Neiva & Lent 1940: 267).

Original citation. “A espécie é dedicada ao Prof. Carlos E. Porter, que, com tanta competência e tenacidade, tem trabalhado no Chile para o maior desenvolvimento das sciencias naturaes” ( Neiva & Lent 1940: 267).