Abstract
Parasitoid wasps are known to be among the most abundant and species-rich on Earth and thus considered an ecologically important group of arthropods. Braconid wasps play a key role in regulating the populations of
Lepidoptera
,
Coleoptera
, and
Diptera
. However, the biology and taxonomy of numerous parasitoid species remain poorly known. In Mexico, only 17 species of the subfamily
Cheloninae
have been described. A new species of
Pseudophanerotoma
Zettel, 1990 (
Hymenoptera
,
Braconidae
),
P.
huichol
sp. nov.
, is described from Nayarit, Mexico. The tortricid moth
Cryptaspasma
perseana
Gilligan & Brown, 2011 is reported as the host of this parasitoid wasp. Detailed taxonomic and barcoding information are provided.