Methocha kandyensis Krombein, 1982

Liao, Xiang-Ping, Guo, Yi, Chen, Bin & Li, Ting-Jing, 2022, A new species of Methocha Latreille (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae, Methochinae) from China, with a key to the Chinese species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 92, pp. 229-240 : 229

Methocha kandyensis Krombein, 1982 new record

Figs 17-24

Methocha (Dryinopsis) kandyensis Krombein, 1982: 97-98.

Material examined.

1♂, China, Fujian Province, Nanping City, Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve (Malaise trap), 27°44'32.52"N, 117°40'56.23"E, 707 m, 08.VII.2021, Jin-Lan Li (CNU) .

Diagnosis.

Male (Fig. 17 ). Head 0.76 times as high as wide in frontal view (Fig. 18 ); clypeus (Fig. 18 ) distally with triangular membranous area, medially with carinate projection (Figs 18 , 19 ); mandible distally not narrowed (Fig. 18 ); ventral surface of A1 with longitudinal carina (Fig. 19 ); POL: AOL: DAO = 1.0: 1.0: 0.83 (Fig. 20 ); pronotum anteriorly with short transverse striae, posteriorly with very sparse and minute punctures (Fig. 21 ), laterally medially strongly striate, latero-ventrally striate (Fig. 23 ); anterior margin of mesepisternum with strong carina

followed by deep, costate groove, carina dorsally weak; propodeum anteriorly with longitudinal striae, posteriorly irregularly reticulate, laterally postero-ventrally with oblique striae, dorsally with dense punctures; T1 (Fig. 24 ) anteriorly with pair of longitudinal carinae, and with median groove and longitudinal striae between longitudinal carinae; anterior transverse depression of T2 (Fig. 24 ) costate; anterior transverse depression of T3-T6 smooth; S2-S6 medially without longitudinal depression.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

China (new record: Fujian); Sri Lanka.

Figures

Figures 17 - 24. Methocha kandyensis, ♂. 17 habitus (dorsal view) 18 head (frontal view) 19 head (lateral view) 20 head (dorsal view) 21 pronotum (dorsal view) 22 propodeum (dorsal view) 23 mesosoma (lateral view, anterior to the right) 24 T 1 and T 2 (dorsal view).