The Chalcidoidea mentioned in this paper are mostly parasites of the cotton stem-weevil, Pempheres affinis, Fst., in South India. They were bred by Mr. P. N. Krishna Ayyar during the years 1935 to 1938 and were sent in various collections to the Imperial Institute of Entomology for study. Another species, parasite of the Coconut Hispid, Promecotheca papuana, Csiki (antiqua, Ws.), has been added here, its description having been required for biological studies.