Trigastrotheca romani Quicke, 2005

Quicke, Donald L. J., Van Noort, Simon, Ranjith, Avunjikkattu Parambil, Friedman, Ariel L. L., Mejlon, Hans & Butcher, Buntika A., 2024, Revision of Trigastrotheca Cameron (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) with descriptions of 13 new species, ZooKeys 1205, pp. 115-167 : 115-167

Trigastrotheca romani Quicke, 2005

Fig. 31

Diagnosis.

Similar to T. trilobata but differs in the frons anterolateral to median ocellus without diverging striae, the second metasomal suture being less strongly arched medially (Fig. 33 F cf. Fig. 37 B ) and the posteromedial lobe of T 5 being less sharp and protruding.

Figures

Figure 31. Trigastrotheca nigricornis ♀ holotype A remains on card rectangle B head, anterior view C head, oblique anterior view D head, dorsal view E mesosoma, lateral view F scutellum and propodeum, dorsal view.

Figure 33. Trigastrotheca romani ♀ holotype A habitus, lateral view B head, anterior view C habitus dorsal view [notes: color is artefactually redder than in reality; labels inset] D head, dorsal view E TT 2–5, lateral view F metasoma, dorsal view.

Figure 37. Trigastrotheca trilobata ♀ holotype A metasoma, lateral view B metasoma, dorsal view C T 1, dorsal view D TT 4 and 5, lateral view E T 5, dorsal view F wings.