Title: DESCRIPTION OF GONATOPUS XUI SP. N. FROM INDIA (HYMENOPTERA DRYINIDAE)
Abstract: A new species of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) is described from India: Gonatopus xui sp.n.It is the first species of Dryinidae reported from Himachal Pradesh.The new species belongs to group 7 of Gonatopus.The key to the females of the Oriental species of Gonatopus group 7 is modified to include the new taxon.The new species is named after the late Professor Zaifu Xu, from Guangzhou (China), well-known specialist of Chinese dryinids.