| a new species of triatominae from tamil nadu, india. | a new species of the genus linshcosteus distant, 1904 (hemiptera: reduviidae: triatominae) is described from specimens collected near kalakkadu, tamil nadu state, southern india. specimens were found in deep crevices between rocks, in a region of semi-arid scrub jungle. the distinctiveness of the new species was demonstrated by a morphometric analysis including the five previously described species of linshcosteus, all from india. nine measurements of the head were used in an isometric size-free ... | 2002 | 11963984 |