Research Article
Potential Distribution of Chagas Disease Vectors (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Colombia, Based on Ecological Niche Modeling
Table 1
Uncorrelated (
< 0.7) environmental variables used in the species distribution models for the triatomine species.
| Variable | Description | Panstrongylus geniculatus | Rhodnius pallescens | Rhodnius prolixus | Triatoma maculata |
| — | Altitude | X | X | X | X | Bio 2 | Mean diurnal range | X | — | X | — | Bio 3 | Isothermality | — | X | X | X | Bio 4 | Temperature seasonality | — | X | — | — | Bio 5 | Max temperature of warmest month | X | X | — | — | Bio 6 | Min temperature of coldest month | X | — | — | — | Bio 7 | Temperature annual range | X | — | — | — | Bio 8 | Mean temperature of wettest quarter | — | X | X | — | Bio 9 | Mean temperature of driest quarter | X | — | — | — | Bio 10 | Mean temperature of warmest quarter | X | — | — | — | Bio 11 | Mean temperature of coldest quarter | — | — | — | X | Bio 13 | Precipitation of wettest month | X | — | — | — | Bio 14 | Precipitation of driest month | — | — | — | X | Bio 15 | Precipitation seasonality | X | X | X | X | Bio 17 | Precipitation of driest quarter | — | — | X | — | Bio 18 | Precipitation of warmest quarter | — | — | X | X | Bio 19 | Precipitation of coldest quarter | — | X | X | X |
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