Psix striaticeps(Dodd) is an egg-parasitoid wasp previously known only from the Old World. We report this species from twelve counties in Florida, which are the first records in the Western Hemisphere. It was collected in yellow cylinder traps and reared from the eggs of three stink bug species:Nezara viridulaL.,Chinavia marginata(Palisot de Beauvois), andPiezodorus guildinii(Westwood). A COI barcode analysis found a 100% match between the Floridian population and a specimen from South Africa. The prospects of usingPs. striaticepsas a biological control agent against exotic stink bugs are discussed.
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