The rediscovery of Rhodnius domesticus Neiva & Pinto, 1923 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

INTRODUCTION Rhodnius domesticus Neiva & Pinto, 1923 is a rare sylvatic triatomine endemic to the Atlantic Forest, with one known record for Espirito Santo (ES), Brazil from 1969. We present here its rediscovery in ES, 42 years after its first record. METHODS In January 2011, a triatomine specimen was collected from a rural area of the municipality of Santa Teresa, ES. RESULTS We confirmed this as a new record of R. domesticus in the Baixo Caldeirao locality. CONCLUSIONS This finding supports the possibility of a wild population of R. domesticus in the mountainous region of the Atlantic forest of ES.