Resumen El conocimiento actual de Heteroptera en el norte de la Patagonia y la región central de Argentina es muy disperso y ciertamente muy incompleto. En el presente trabajo proporcionamos una lista de 17 especies del norte de la Patagonia y la región central de Argentina, incluyendo 16 nuevos registros para provincias, y un nuevo registro para el país.

Abstract The present knowledge of Heteroptera in northern Patagonia and central region of Argentina is widely scattered and admittedly very incomplete. In the present work we provide a checklist of 17 species from northern Patagonia and the central region of Argentina, including 16 new records for provinces and one new record for the country.

Resumen Se proporciona el registro formal de la especie de importancia médica Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849) y nuevos registros de Loxosceles hirsuta Mello-Leitão, 1931 (Araneae: Sicariidae) para la provincia de La Pampa, Argentina, correspondiendo a su registro más austral. Los especímenes de L. hirsuta de este trabajo fueron encontrados habitando estructuras humanas y recolectados en diferentes localidades, entre largos períodos de tiempo, lo que sugiere que L. hirsuta, al igual que L. laeta, es altamente sinantrópica y está establecida en La Pampa.

Abstract A formal record of the medically important species Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849) and new records of Loxosceles hirsuta Mello-Leitão, 1931 (Araneae: Sicariidae) are provided for La Pampa province, Argentina, comprising its southernmost record. The specimens of L. hirsuta in this work were found inhabiting human structures and were collected in different localities, between long time lapses, which suggests that L. hirsuta much like L. laeta is highly synanthropic and established in La Pampa.

Abstract Lygaeus mauli nov. sp., is described from Southern Patagonia. This species inhabits Aysen Region in Chile and Santa Cruz Province in Argentina. L. mauli is compared with close species and its distribution and morphology are discussed.

Resumen Se describe Lygaeus mauli sp. nov., del sur de Patagonia. Esta nueva especie está presente en la Región de Aysén en Chile y en la Provincia de Santa Cruz en Argentina. Se compara con las especies cercanas, además se discute su distribución y morfología.

Abstract A revision of the Nabis punctipennis complex is here provided. Nabis (Austronabis) subgen. nov. (type species: N. (A.) punctipennis Blanchard) from South America is described based on male and female genitalia. This new subgenus is compared with all the other Nabis subgenera in the world and a key for 13 Nabis subgenera is provided. Nabis (A.) subgen. nov. is composed of: N. (A.) argentinus Meyer-Dür, N. (A.) faminei Stål, N. (A.) paranensis Harris and N. (A.) punctipennis. Redescriptions of each species are given, with images of their male and female genitalia, including new characters of the male genitalia and new distributional records. We also discuss the taxonomic position of Nabis ashworthi Faúndez and Carvajal and propose that it should be transferred to the subgenus Nabis (Dolichonabis) Reuter, new combination.

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The genus Haemagogus Williston is restricted to Central America and North and middle of South America and it includes numerous species of yellow fever virus vectors. METHODS: Adult female and larvae mosquitoes were collected using hand aspirators and dipper and pipette, respectively. RESULTS: The first record of a species of Haemagogus and particularly of Haemagogus spegazzinii was from La Pampa, Argentina. With this registry, the number of species found in La Pampa province rises to 18. CONCLUSIONS: New information on breeding sites for the species and implications of this new record suggest a possible extension of distribution in the near future.

Abstract: The genus Stenodema Laporte, 1832 is a group of grass-feeding plant bugs worldwide distributed, with five species recorded for the Subantarctic sub-region (sunsuMorrone 2015). Males of Stenodema longicuneata (Carvalho and Rosas, 1966) are redescribed and photographed. Stenodema laolaoensis (Carvalho, 1985) is proposed as a junior synonym of S. longicuneata. New geographic records are provided and distributional and biogeographic issues are discussed.

The objective of this study is to contribute to Quality Management Systems (QMS) and their impact on schools in the Basque Country, Spain. Specifically, it analyses two models: the EFQM Excellence Model, which originated in the business world, and the Integrated Quality Project (IQP) Model, which has a humanistic focus and arose from an educational research perspective. To do so, 14 schools were analysed by means of a sample of 315 subjects (42 managers and 273 teachers) who utilise one of these two QMS. The results show that the longer the period of time for which schools had had quality certification, the greater the perception of quality among the teaching staff, regardless of the model used. This leads to the conclusion that having in place a quality model in a school makes the teaching staff more aware of the existence and importance of quality management systems and models and leads them to aspire to higher educational quality.

The colonization of Buenos Aires new suburbs along the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first shows the development of new ways of stylistic characterization dominated by new concepts: thematization and enclave. These developments convey a tendency for a new simulation (in the Baudrilliardinian sense) of place , that progressively moves from amusement and entertainment parks to vacation places and commercial malls, to be finally naturalized in the residential suburban areas.

La colonización de los nuevos suburbios de Buenos Aires durante la última década del siglo XX y la primera del nuevo siglo da lugar al desarrollo de una nueva modalidad de caracterización estilística dominada por los nuevos conceptos de tematización y enclave . Estos desarrollos muestran la vocación por una nueva simulación (en el sentido baudrilliardiano) del lugar , que pasa progresivamente de los parques de entretenimiento y diversión, a los lugares de vacaciones y los centros comerciales para, finalmente, naturalizarse en los barrios residenciales suburbanos.

The oviposition period of Aedes aegypti L. was studied for Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. Ovitraps were placed during the year 2011 in five different locations of this city and weekly samplings were carried out during that year. The relationship between temperature and weekly oviposition activity was also studied and a stop in the oviposition activity was observed when the temperature dropped below 16°C. These data allow us to extend the knowledge of this vector in the provincial capital, providing as well the necessary information to implement control measures in this city.

Se estudió el período de oviposición de Aedes aegypti L. para Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina. Se ubicaron ovitrampas, durante el año 2011, en cinco ubicaciones diferentes de la ciudad. Se las revisó semanalmente durante todo ese año. También se estudió la relación entre temperatura y actividad de oviposición semanal, observándose un cese en la actividad de oviposición cuando la temperatura media descendió por debajo de los 16°C. Estos datos permiten ampliar el conocimiento de este vector en la capital de la provincia, información necesaria para la implementación de medidas de control en dicha ciudad.

We report the first record of Culex interfor Dyar, Culex lahillei Bachmann y Casal, Culex pipiens Linneo, Culex saltanensis Dyar, Culex tatoi Casal & García and Psorophora discrucians Walker for La Pampa Province. These records increase the number of species present in the province from 10 to 16. In addition, the geographical distribution of Aedes aegypti Linneo, Culex apicinus Philippi, Culex brethesi Dyar, Culex maxi Dyar, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Ochlerotatus albifasciatus Macquart in the same Province is expanded.

Se reporta la primer captura de Culex interfor Dyar, Culex lahillei Bachmann y Casal, Culex pipiens Linneo, Culex saltanensis Dyar, Culex tatoi Casal & García y Psorophora discrucians Walker, para la provincia de La Pampa. Estos registros elevan el número de especies conocidas en la provincia de 10 a 16. Se amplía, además, la distribución geográfica de Aedes aegypti Linneo, Culex apicinus Philippi, Culex brethesi Dyar, Culex maxi Dyar, Culex quinquefasciatus Say y Ochlerotatus albifasciatus Macquart dentro de la provincia.