title: A first record of Phlebotominae from Argentinean Patagonia (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae).
abstract: A species of the Lutzomyia oswaldoi group is recorded from the Valcheta stream basin, Somuncura plateau, Patagonia. It represents the World southermost record of a species of Phlebotominae, apparently supporting the hypothesis about the relictual character of several components of the Somuncura plateau biota, particularly for those species belonging to the Paranaense lineages.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Científico de Entomología, Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muzon
authors.forename: Gustavo R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Spinelli
authors.forename: Oscar D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Salomon
authors.forename: Gustavo C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D004777:Environment; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*