During studies of the phlebotomine sand fly fauna of Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, a new species was captured with CDC light trap and is described here. The new species resembles Lutzomyia lutziana (Costa Lima) and is named Lutzomyia campograndensis sp. n. after the type locality. Key word: Lutzomyia campograndensis sp. n. -Phlebotominae -taxonomy -Brazil Material from light trap collections from Campo Grande, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, was included on undescribed

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... species of Lutzomyia França. The description of this new species is based on morphological characters proposed by the Cipa Group (1990) and Galati (1995) . All measurements are given in mm. Figure in parentheses refer to means of all specimens measured. (Figs 1-4) Holotype (male): sand fly with total length of 3.307. Head and notum dark brown, pleurae and coxae paler than notum. Head: length 0.273 (0.261 ± 0.016; n = 14), not including the clypeus of length 0.114 (0.115 ± 0.006; n = 14). Ratio head/clypeus 2.40: 1. Interocular distance 0.093 (0.086 ± 0.004; n = 14). Labrum length 0.183 (0.172 ± 0.006; n = 16). Lengths of palpomeres: 1 -0.028 (0.032 ± 0.003; n = 17); 2 -0.090 (0.085 ± 0.003; n = 17); 3 -0.114 (0.113 ± 0.006; n = 17); 4 -0.066 (0.069 ± 0.006; n = 17); 5 -0.217 (0.192 ± 0.008; n = 15). Palpal formula 1.4.2.3.5 (1.4.2.3.5; n = 15). Fifth palpomere longer than palpomeres 3rd + 4th and shorter than palpomeres 2nd + 3rd + 4th. Newstead's spines present on palpomere 2nd and 3rd. DESCRIPTION