Genus Lochetica Kriechbaumer, 1892

Lochetica Kriechbaumer, 1892: 340 . Type: Phygadeuon pimplarius Thomson, 1884 (= Cecidonomus westoni Bridgman, 1880). Monobasic.

A single species, Lo. westoni (Bridgman, 1880), has been recorded from Japan. In this study, I record a new species, Lo. japonica sp. nov., from Japan. Japanese species can be distinguished by the following key.

Key to Japanese species of the genus Lochetica (♀)

1. Legs reddish brown. Median dorsal carina of T I present. Ovipositor sheath ca. 3.0 times as long as hind tibia. ............................................ Lo. westoni (Bridgman, 1880)

-. Legs largely blackish brown to black (Fig. 47A). Median dorsal carina of T I absent. Ovipositor sheath 2.3–2.38 times as long as hind tibia. ........................................................... Lo. japonica sp. nov.