PHLEBOTOMINE SANDFLIES IN VENEZUELA - REVIEW OF THE VERRUCARUM-SPECIES GROUP (IN PART) OF LUTZOMYIA (DIPTERA, PSYCHODIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES FROM LARA

The series townsendi and verrucarum of the verrucarum species group of the phlebotomine genus Lutzomyia Franca are reviewed. Lutzomyia nadiae, new species, from the mountains of Yacambu, Lara State, is described. Distribution maps, illustrated keys, notes on medical importance, taxonomy, and ecology are presented for species in these series known from Venezuela.