Conorhinus rubrovarius Blanchard 1842

Conorhinus rubrovarius Blanchard, 1842 Conorhinus rubrovarius Blanchard, 1842: 219, pl. 29, fig. 7. DISTRIBUTION GIVEN BY BLANCHARD. — Maldonado [Uruguay]. VALID NAME. — Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1842) (Neiva 1913). REMARKS We were unable to find specimens collected by d’Orbigny in the collection of the MNHN. Even searching in all the MNHN collection, the specimens of this species collected by d’Orbigny were not found. The literature available shows that it seems that no other author have seen the specimen(s) used to describe this species; Lent & Wygodzinsky (1979) revision of the Triatominae Jeannel, 1919 even mentioned the unknown location of the type. We look for a hint about the number of specimen(s) or other observations in d’Orbigny’s catalogue in the section referring to Maldonado, the type locality. Unfortunately, a few notes may correspond to the collection of this species in that area. Fortunately, this is a well-known species, common in collections and with abundant treatment in literature because of its medical relevance; besides, the well-illustrated work of Blanchard allows to easily recognize the species, so we believe there is no need to select a neotype in case the type/s have been permanently lost.