Intestinal Bacteria Found in Triatoma and Ornithodoros

The purpose of this communication is to show briefly the results of studies carried out by us on the bacterial flora of the intestinal contents of some specimens of the following arthopods: Triatoma picturata, Triatoma palidipennis, Triatoma diminuta, Triatoma phyllosoma y Ornithodoros turicata.The following are data related to the Triatoma and Ornithodoros collected from different parts of the Mexican Republic:Twelve specimens of T. picturata from Tepic, Nay., adults, male and female; nine specimens of T. pallidipennis from Iguala and Arcelia, Gro., nymphs, male and female; two specimens of T. diminuta from Huejutla, Hgo., adults male and female; two specimens of T. phyllosoma from Zacatecas, Zac., adults male and female; twenty five specimens of O. turicata from Arcelia, Gro., Chucándiro Mich., Saltillo, Coah., and Aguascalientes, Ags., adults, male and female.Methods. Dissection techniques for the collection of intestinal contents were those used by Currie (1936) and Steinhaus (1947).