author(s)
Sobia Khaliq, Muhammad Asif Aziz, Imran Bodlah, Ata-ul-Mohsin and Munir Ahmad

abstract
The parasitoid species, Brachymeria excarinata Gahan, 1925 (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) is recorded for the first time from Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Punjab (Pakistan) as hyper-parasitoid of Cotesia plutellae. Main identification characters and measurements of taxonomically important parts supported with micrographs have been given for future identification and its possible utilization in various bio-control programs of different insect pests.