Four new species of fig-associated Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Western Ghats, India

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.