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Image of <i>Methocha impunctata</i> Kimsey 2011
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Methocha impunctata Kimsey 2011

Description

provided by Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Male. Body length. 8 mm. Head (Fig. 12). Clypeus flattened medially, apical margin at most slightly concave; antennal lobes rounded; frons without medial projection or lobe above antennal sockets; frons punctures 1 puncture diameter apart; vertex punctures tiny, separated by 2–4 puncture diameters; scapal ridge two-thirds length of scape; flagellomere I 1.4× as long as broad; flagellomeres II–III twice as long as broad; flagellomeres IV–X arcuate; flagellomere XI 4× as long as broad. Mesosoma. Pronotal disk gently convex medially, shoulders evenly rounded, punctures 0.5–1.0 puncture diameter apart; scutal punctures contiguous to 1 puncture diameter apart, except for less dense medial area; scutellum, mesopleuron and propodeum highly polished, nearly impunctate. Metasoma. Terga and sterna highly polished, nearly impunctate, subbasal sternal groove smooth impunctate. Genitalia (Fig. 27). Paramere breadth at medial angle 3.0–3.3× breadth at halfway point between apex and medial angle, paramere length versus breadth at submedial angle 6×. Color. Black; mandibles and palpi brown; legs dark brown; parategula black; wing membrane untinted. Vestiture. Sparse erect, silvery.
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copyright
Lynn S. Kimsey
bibliographic citation
Kimsey L (2011) Tiphiidae wasps of Madagascar (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae) Journal of Hymenoptera Research 22: 45–68
author
Lynn S. Kimsey

Description

provided by Journal of Hymenoptera Research (archived)
Male. Body length. 8 mm. Head (Fig. 12). Clypeus flattened medially, apical margin at most slightly concave; antennal lobes rounded; frons without medial projection or lobe above antennal sockets; frons punctures 1 puncture diameter apart; vertex punctures tiny, separated by 2–4 puncture diameters; scapal ridge two-thirds length of scape; flagellomere I 1.4× as long as broad; flagellomeres II–III twice as long as broad; flagellomeres IV–X arcuate; flagellomere XI 4× as long as broad. Mesosoma. Pronotal disk gently convex medially, shoulders evenly rounded, punctures 0.5–1.0 puncture diameter apart; scutal punctures contiguous to 1 puncture diameter apart, except for less dense medial area; scutellum, mesopleuron and propodeum highly polished, nearly impunctate. Metasoma. Terga and sterna highly polished, nearly impunctate, subbasal sternal groove smooth impunctate. Genitalia (Fig. 27). Paramere breadth at medial angle 3.0–3.3× breadth at halfway point between apex and medial angle, paramere length versus breadth at submedial angle 6×. Color. Black; mandibles and palpi brown; legs dark brown; parategula black; wing membrane untinted. Vestiture. Sparse erect, silvery.
license
cc-by-3.0
copyright
Lynn S. Kimsey
bibliographic citation
Kimsey L (2011) Tiphiidae wasps of Madagascar (Hymenoptera, Tiphiidae) Journal of Hymenoptera Research 22: 45–68
author
Lynn S. Kimsey