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

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C2D8507B-D65C-4606-AEAF-A198EE47564D

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Methocha kandyensis Krombein, 1982
status

new record

Methocha kandyensis Krombein, 1982 new record

Figs 17-24 View Figures 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) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis.

Male (Fig. 17 View Figures 17–24 ). Head 0.76 times as high as wide in frontal view (Fig. 18 View Figures 17–24 ); clypeus (Fig. 18 View Figures 17–24 ) distally with triangular membranous area, medially with carinate projection (Figs 18 View Figures 17–24 , 19 View Figures 17–24 ); mandible distally not narrowed (Fig. 18 View Figures 17–24 ); ventral surface of A1 with longitudinal carina (Fig. 19 View Figures 17–24 ); POL: AOL: DAO = 1.0: 1.0: 0.83 (Fig. 20 View Figures 17–24 ); pronotum anteriorly with short transverse striae, posteriorly with very sparse and minute punctures (Fig. 21 View Figures 17–24 ), laterally medially strongly striate, latero-ventrally striate (Fig. 23 View Figures 17–24 ); 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 View Figures 17–24 ) anteriorly with pair of longitudinal carinae, and with median groove and longitudinal striae between longitudinal carinae; anterior transverse depression of T2 (Fig. 24 View Figures 17–24 ) costate; anterior transverse depression of T3-T6 smooth; S2-S6 medially without longitudinal depression.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

China (new record: Fujian); Sri Lanka.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Tiphiidae

Genus

Methocha

Loc

Methocha kandyensis Krombein, 1982

Liao, Xiang-Ping, Guo, Yi, Chen, Bin & Li, Ting-Jing 2022
2022
Loc

Methocha (Dryinopsis) kandyensis

Liao & Guo & Chen & Li 2022
2022