Revision of Trigastrotheca Cameron (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) with descriptions of 13 new species Author Quicke, Donald L. J. 0000-0003-4471-6775 Integrative Insect Ecology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Thailand Author Van Noort, Simon 0000-0001-6930-9741 Research and Exhibitions Department, South African Museum, Iziko Museums of South Africa, P. O. Box 61, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa & Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South Africa Author Ranjith, Avunjikkattu Parambil 0000-0001-7061-9659 Integrative Insect Ecology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Thailand Author Friedman, Ariel L. L. 0000-0003-4389-6858 The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel Author Mejlon, Hans 0000-0003-0815-4656 Museum of Evolution, Zoology, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 16, SE- 752 36 Uppsala, Sweden Author Butcher, Buntika A. 0000-0002-0541-0709 Integrative Insect Ecology Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Thailand & Research and Exhibitions Department, South African Museum, Iziko Museums of South Africa, P. O. Box 61, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa text ZooKeys 2024 2024-06-21 1205 115 167 journal article 298737 10.3897/zookeys.1205.125014 88cb056b-83e5-477c-8610-df785bca9fbb CB5CEA6F-6527-4F21-9957-5A32B7179AB5 Trigastrotheca sureeratae Quicke & Butcher, 2017 Figs 32 , 33 Material examined. 1 ♀ , Thailand , Nan Province , Sakaerat , 22. iv. 2022 ( CUMZ ). DNA voucher P. I. D. BBTH 3136-22 . Diagnosis, female. Similar to male except body length 5.0 mm. Antenna with 38 flagellomeres. Median flagellomeres as long as wide. First flagellomere 1.0 × longer than 2 nd and 3 rd , respectively, 1.6 × longer than wide. Width of head: width of face: height of eye = 2.4: 1.3: 1.0. Inter tentorial distance: tentorio-ocular distance = 1.5: 1.0. Frons with strong mid-longitudinal carina. Shortest distance between posterior ocelli: transverse diameter of posterior ocellus: shortest distance between posterior ocellus and eye = 1.3: 1.0: 3.0. Lengths of veins r-rs: 3 RSa: 3 RSb = 1.0: 1.3: 4.6. Lengths of veins 2 RS: 3 RSa: rs-m = 1.2: 1.2: 1.0. Base of hind wing without large glabrous area. Lengths of fore femur: fore tibia: fore tarsus = 1.0: 1.0: 1.3. Lengths of hind femur: hind tibia: hind tarsus = 1.0: 1.4: 1.3. T 2 with parallel sided sublateral grooves. Second metasomal suture straight. Median length of T 3 1.1 × T 2. Mesoscutum with three longitudinal black patches. Propodeum black anterior 2 / 3. T 2 with narrow black longitudinal patch. Figure 32. Trigastrotheca nigricornis ♀ holotype A remains of tergites, dorsal view B remains of wings. 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. Notes. The female specimen of T. sureeratae is comes close to T. laikipiensis and the differences are mentioned in the taxonomic key.