%0 Journal Article %T Chromosome numbers in the Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae): a review %A Panzera %A Francisco %A P¨¦rez %A Ruben %A Hornos %A Sonia %A Panzera %A Yanina %A Cestau %A Rosario %A Delgado %A Ver¨®nica %A Nicolini %A Paula %J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz %D 1996 %I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨˛de %R 10.1590/S0074-02761996000400021 %X the chromosome numbers of 46 out of the 122 currently recognized species of triatominae (hemiptera, reduviidae) are summarized. we present the number of autosomes, the sex mechanism and the first reference for each karyotype. %K chagas disease %K cytogenetics %K holocentric chromosomes %K triatominae. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0074-02761996000400021&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en