The Entomological Society of Iran Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 2423-8112 12 3 2026 09 01 Four new species of fig-associated Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Western Ghats, India 477 489 28610 10.48311/jibs.12.03.477 EN Shilpa K Satheesan Department of Wildlife Biology, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, India 0000-0001-7921-3540 Shreevihar Santhosh Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode, Affiliated to University of Calicut, Kerala-673001, India. 0000-0002-4999-1971 Journal Article 2025 12 01 This paper describes four new species of fig-associated Pteromalidae wasps from the Western Ghats of India. These new species belong to the genera Philotrypesis Förster, 1878, and Sycoryctes Mayr, 1885, both of which are obligately associated with Ficus species. The newly described taxa include Philotrypesis virentis sp. nov. (ex. Ficus virens Aiton), Philotrypesis talbotii sp. nov. (ex. Ficus talbotii King), Sycoryctes racemosae sp. nov. (ex. Ficus racemosa L.), and Sycoryctes tsjakelae sp. nov. (ex. Ficus tsjakela Burm.f.). The research provides detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, and diagnostic features to distinguish each new species from other existing species. https://jibs.modares.ac.ir/article_28610_43f1556b3de0b4278ac5ead369494cdb.pdf