Lleuquenia sandovali, nuevo género y nueva especie de Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) de Chile central
Based on the study of morphological characters of the head, wings and genital structures of the male and female, a new genus of Oecophoridae from Chile, Lleuquenia gen. nov. is described, increasing to 41 the genera of this family present in the country. The only species of the genus, Lleuquenia sandovali sp. nov. is described from subantarctic forests with predominance of Nothofagus in the central zone of the country. The new species can be recognized by the coloration pattern of the wings and genital structures of the male and female. Diagnostic characters for the genus and species described are indicated, a morphological comparison is made with other genera of Chilean Oecophoridae, and the adult and the genital structures of the male and female are illustrated.