title: Description of a new phlebotomine species, Evandromyia gaucha sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
abstract: The present paper describes a new phlebotomine species, Evandromyia gaucha sp. nov., based on seven females found in the municipality of Caçapava do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The new species belong to rupicola series and differs from other sand flies of the genus Evandromyia due to the presence of a rounded spermatheca head with its size very close to that of the spermatheca body.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência Nacional e Internacional para Flebotomíneos, Laboratório de Leishmanioses, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30190-002, Brasil. jandrade@cpqrr.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: José Dilermando
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Andrade Filho
authors.forename: Getúlio Dornelles
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Alda Lima
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Falcão
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*