Sangeeta Rawat - Insect Systematics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kumaun University –S.S.J Campus, Almora, Uttarakhand, India
Sandeep Kumar - Insect Systematics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Kumaun University –S.S.J Campus, Almora, Uttarakhand, India

Psyllaephagus malloticolae Rawat & Kumar sp. nov. a parasitoid of Trioza malloticola (Crawford) (Hemiptera, Psylloidea, Triozidae) causing galls on leaves of the Kamala tree, Mallotus philippensis Muell, ۱۸۶۵ is described from India. An updated key to all the known allied species of Psyllaephagus Ashmead from India is also provided. The new species comes close to P. garuga Sudhir & Singh, ۲۰۱۱ but differs from it in having Funicular V the longest segment, mid-tibial spur longer than basitarsus, and the exserted ovipositor sheath.

Chalcidoidea, parasitoid wasp, psyllid, Taxonomy, Uttarakhand, biocontrol