Trigastrotheca

Quicke, Donald L. J., Butcher, Buntika A., Ranjith, A. P. & Belokobylskij, Sergey A., 2017, Revision of the non-Afrotropical species of Trigastrotheca Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Braconinae) with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 4242 (1), pp. 95-110 : 97

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4242.1.5
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:90F7C465-1C1C-410E-99FB-A46E39046F16
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6000141
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0C1387B4-FFEA-FFAE-2BF5-6D1215E3F8C7
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Trigastrotheca
status

Treatment

Key to the Asian species of Trigastrotheca View in CoL View at ENA

1. Occiput, mesopleuron, mesosternum and propodeum ocheous yellow ( Figs 1 View FIGURE 1 A, C, 2B); metasomal tergites 3 and 4 at least with posteriorly and laterally whitish or ochreous yellow ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 B, 3C); dark mark (brown or black) on middle part of mesoscutum absent, or if present, only on anterior half ( Figs 4 View FIGURE 4 A, 5C, E).....................................................2

-. Occiput, much of mesopleuron and mesosternum, propodeum and metasomal tergites 3 and 4 (except anterolateral areas) black ( Fig. 9); dark (black) mark on middle part of mesoscutum extending to scutellar sulcus........... T. tridentata (Enderlein)

2. Metasomal tergites 2–5 broadly dark brown or black medially surrounded by paler marks ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 A, 8C) [only males known]......................................................................................................3

- Metasomal tergites 2–5 ochreous yellow medially, some tergites with brown or black sublateral spots ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 A, 6C) [only females known]...................................................................................... 4

3. Median area of metanotum with a distinct midlongitudinal carina ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 B); base of hind wing with a well-developed glabrous area distal to vein cu-a ( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 B); antenna with 49–53 flagellomeres; fore wing length> 4.5 [4.9–5.1] mm................................................................................................... T. sureeratae sp. nov.

-. Median area of metanotum without midlongitudinal carina ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 A, C); base of hind wing with reduced setosity but this extending to vein cu-a anteriorly and with only a small glabrous area posteriorly ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 C); antennae with 45–47 flagellomeres; fore wing length <4.0 [3.6] mm............................................................ T. maetoi sp. nov.

4. Body length c. 6.5 mm; metasomal tergites tricoloured, white laterally, ochreous medially and metasomal tergites 3 and 4 with black sublateral spots ( Figs 5 View FIGURE 5 C, 6B,C); postero-medial prominence of 5th metasomal tergite blunt and bordered by more or less evenly curved emarginations ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 B)................................................ T. pariyanonthae sp. nov.

- Body length c. 4.1 mm; metasomal tergites ochreous brown without white markings, metasomal tergites 2 and 3 somewhat darker sublaterally, and 4th metasomal tergite with an ill-defined brown sublateral spot ( Figs 1 View FIGURE 1 A, 2A); posteromedial prominence of 5th metasomal tergite acute and emarginations more or less straight ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ).............. .. T. luzonensis sp. nov.