Abstract

FERNANDEZ, Roberto; CARBAJAL, Faustino; ALEXANDER, Bruce  and  NEED, James T.. Description of Lutzomyia (Evandromyia) sipani, a new species of Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Loreto Department, Peru. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 1994, vol.89, n.2, pp. 167-169. ISSN 0074-0276.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761994000200008.

Lutzomyia sipani n.sp. is described from males collected in Loreto Department, Peru. The new species belongs to the subgenus Evandromyia mangabeira and confirms the presence of this group in Peru.

Keywords : Lutzomyia (Evandromyia) sipani n.s.p.; Phlebotominae; sand flies; Loreto Department; Peru.