The adult female and first instar nymph of a new species of Marsipococcus Cockerell Bueker (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) from India, M. christopheri Joshi sp. n. are described and illustrated. A key to separate the three species in this genus is provided.
Keywords: soft scale insect, identification key, Sternorrhyncha, Hemiptera.