Methocha cariniventris Narita & Mita, 2018

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 cariniventris Narita & Mita, 2018 new record

Figs 9-16

Methocha cariniventris Narita & Mita, 2018: 61-64.

Material examined.

4♂, China, Yunnan, Jinghong City, Menghai County, Bulang Mountain (Malaise trap), 21°37'43.87"N, 100°24'18.97"E, 1420 m, 25.IV-9.VIII.2018, Qiang Li (YNAU) ; 1♂, China, Yunnan, Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe, Lvchun County, Water-shed , 22°59'18.5"N, 102°27'14.7"E, 1900-1980 m, 25.VII.2003, Jia Lu (YNAU) .

Diagnosis.

Male (Fig. 9 ). Head 0.7 times as high as wide in frontal view (Fig. 10 ); clypeus (Fig. 10 ) distally with triangular membranous area, medially with carinate prominence (Figs 10 , 11 ); mandible distally not narrowed (Fig. 10 ); ventral surface of A1 with longitudinal carina (Fig. 11 ); POL: AOL: DAO = 1.0: 1.0: 0.6 (Fig. 12 ); pronotum dorsally with sparse and minute punctures (Fig. 13 ), laterally strongly striate (Fig. 15 ); anterior margin of mesepisternum (Fig. 15 ) with strong carina followed by deep, costate groove, carina dorsally weak, surface reticulate; propodeum (Fig. 14 ) anteriorly with longitudinal striae, medially irregularly reticulate without groove, and posteriorly with transverse striae; lateral surface of propodeum antero-ventrally with oblique striae, dorsally with dense punctures; T1 (Fig. 16 ) anteriorly with pair of longitudinal carinae and median groove; anterior transverse depression of T2 (Fig. 16 ) costate; anterior transverse depression of T3 weakly costate; anterior transverse depression of T4-T6 smooth; S2-S6 medially without longitudinal depression.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

China (new record: Yunnan); Laos.

Figures

Figures 9 - 16. Methocha cariniventris, ♂. 9 habitus (dorsal view) 10 head (frontal view) 11 head (lateral view) 12 head (dorsal view) 13 pronotum (dorsal view) 14 propodeum (dorsal view) 15 mesosoma (lateral view, anterior to the right) 16 T 1 and T 2 (dorsal view).