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Notes: Coccophagus ceroplastae was recorded to parasitize Ceroplastes floridensis while Metaphycus lichtensiae sp. nov. was found to parasitize C. rubens infesting Citrus reticulata in four orchards in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. The percentage of parasitization of C. ceroplastae on C. floridensis varied from 0 to 35.0% at Bhalukhop: from 0 to 33.33 at Ecchey; from 0 to 26.5% at Sakyong and from 0 to 26.2% at Bara Mungawa. The highest parasitization of C. ceroplastae on C. floridensis was observed in August 1994 at Bhalukhop (35.0%) and Bara Mungawa (26.2%): and in July 1995 at Ecotey (33.33%) and Sakyong (26.50%). The percentage of parasitization of M. lichtensiae on C. rubens ranged from 0 to 32.5% at Bhalukhop; from 0 to 43.5% at Ecchey; from 0 to 45% at Sakyong and from 0 to 50% at Bara Mungawa. High parasitization by M. lichtensiae was recorded in August 1994 and again in October 1994 (32.5%) at Bhalukhop; in July 1994 (45.0%) at Sakyong and Bara Mungawa (50%). Encyrtus infelix parasitized Coccus hesperidum only at Sakyong.