A new species of Chalcididae Hockeria gallicola is described from the central Namib desert in South West Africa. The new species is a pupal parasitoid of two gelechiid moths, Grandipalpa robusta Janse and Acutitornis sp., which are both gall-inciting species on the grasses Stipagrostis sabulicola and S. namaquensis. Keywords: Namibia, Namib Desert, Gobabeb, Kuiseb River, desert environment, taxonomy, classification, insect community, insect behaviour, entomology, faunal composition, desert fauna.