title: A new species of alucita L. (Lepidoptera: alucitidae) from northern Chile.
abstract: Male and female adults of a new species of Alucita L. (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) are described and illustrated from the Azapa Valley, northern Chile. Immature stages are associated with fruit of "chuve", Tecoma fulva (Cav.) D. Don. (Bignoniaceae). This is the first species of Alucitidae described from Chile.
authors: Depto de Recursos Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Univ de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile. havargas@uta.cl
authors: H A
authors: HA
authors: Vargas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male