taxonID	type	description	language	source
E696169D931E5E919A1DD356B9431313.taxon	description	Figs 9 - 16	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
E696169D931E5E919A1DD356B9431313.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
E696169D931E5E919A1DD356B9431313.taxon	diagnosis	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 A 1 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; T 1 (Fig. 16) anteriorly with pair of longitudinal carinae and median groove; anterior transverse depression of T 2 (Fig. 16) costate; anterior transverse depression of T 3 weakly costate; anterior transverse depression of T 4 - T 6 smooth; S 2 - S 6 medially without longitudinal depression. Female. Unknown.	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
E696169D931E5E919A1DD356B9431313.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (new record: Yunnan); Laos.	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
B877BF2F5A845D8293A09876F78DC600.taxon	description	Figs 17 - 24	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
B877BF2F5A845D8293A09876F78DC600.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
B877BF2F5A845D8293A09876F78DC600.taxon	diagnosis	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 A 1 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; T 1 (Fig. 24) anteriorly with pair of longitudinal carinae, and with median groove and longitudinal striae between longitudinal carinae; anterior transverse depression of T 2 (Fig. 24) costate; anterior transverse depression of T 3 - T 6 smooth; S 2 - S 6 medially without longitudinal depression. Female. Unknown.	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
B877BF2F5A845D8293A09876F78DC600.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (new record: Fujian); Sri Lanka.	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
06CFA8A867BF5659BC0618482282F4E0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males winged and females wingless; antennal lobe developed (Fig. 3) in both sexes; eye setose (Figs 2, 10, 18) in both sexes; in female mid and hind tibia each with 1 spur, and hind tibial spur with a row of comb-like spines; in male mid and hind tibia each with 2 spurs, and one of the two spurs with a row of comb-like spines; fore-wing with 2 submarginal cells enclosed by tubular veins (Figs 1, 9, 17).	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
5AED320AF1DB57B792FB52B986E646C8.taxon	description	Figs 1 - 8	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
5AED320AF1DB57B792FB52B986E646C8.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype, ♂, China, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City, Zengcheng Distinct, Xiaolou Town (Malaise trap), 23 ° 55 ' 20 " N, 113 ° 13 ' 26 " E, 114 m, 14. VI- 1. VII. 2019, Yi Guo (IPP-GAAS). Paratypes: 7 ♂, same as holotype; 1 ♂, China, Hainan Province, Changjiang County, Shilu Town, Baomeiling Nature Reserve (Malaise trap), 19 ° 43 ' 11.9 " N, 109 ° 37 ' 48 " E, 738 m, 3. Ⅵ - 5. VII. 2021, He-Shen Wang (CNU).	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
5AED320AF1DB57B792FB52B986E646C8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can easily be separated from all other members of the genus by the following characters: dorsal surface of propodeum (Fig. 6) posteriorly with transverse carina between dorsal and posterior surfaces; mesepisternum anteriorly with strong carina followed by deep, smooth groove (Fig. 7).	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
5AED320AF1DB57B792FB52B986E646C8.taxon	description	Description. Male. (Figs 1 - 8). Body length 9.2 - 9.6 mm, fore-wing length 5.3 - 6.4 mm. Body (Fig. 1) almost black; antenna, mandible (Fig. 2), postero-lateral margin of pronotum, tegula, and leg dark brown to black. Wings untinted, veins and stigma brown. Head. Head 0.71 - 0.75 times as high as wide in frontal view; clypeus distally circularly emarginated, and entirely sclerotized, without membranous area, surface with sparse and minute punctures, medially with obtuse prominence (Fig. 3); mandible distally not narrowed; ventral surface of A 1 with longitudinal carina; frons with moderate to dense punctures; POL: AOL: DAO = 1: 1: 0.69 (Fig. 4), vertex (Fig. 4) and gena with sparse and minute punctures. Mesosoma. Pronotal transverse carina absent (Fig. 5), dorsal surface of pronotum sparsely minutely punctate; anterior half of pronotum latero-ventrally with sparse minute punctures (Fig. 7), antero-ventrally carinate, with groove behind carina containing short striae, posterior half smooth and impunctate; mesonotum medially with sparse punctures and laterally with dense punctures; mesepisternum (Fig. 7) anteriorly with strong carina followed by deep, smooth groove, elsewhere with sparse and minute punctures; scutellum sparsely punctate; metanotum medially with U-shaped depression, elsewhere sparsely striate, and with smooth interspaces; dorsal surface of propodeum (Fig. 6) with broad median groove and granulate interspace, posteriorly with strong transverse carina between dorsal and posterior surfaces, antero-laterally with longitudinal striae, postero-laterally with irregular areolate sculpture; posterior surface of propodeum medially smooth, laterally with coarse and large punctures; lateral surface (Fig. 7) of propodeum antero-ventrally with oblique striae, postero-ventrally smooth, dorsally with coarse punctures. Claws of hind tarsaus with subapical tooth shorter than half of apical tooth. Metasoma. Metasomal terga sparsely punctate and with smooth interspaces. T 1 (Fig. 8) antero-laterally with pair of strong longitudinal carinae, and with shallow median groove between longitudinal carinae. T 1 transversely depressed posteriorly, T 2 - T 6 and S 2 - S 6 transversely depressed both anteriorly and posteriorly, anterior depressions of both T 2 and S 2 - S 6 costate, anterior ones of T 3 - T 6 and posterior ones of both T 1 - T 6 and S 2 - S 6 smooth. S 1 with sparse punctures; S 2 - S 6 anteriorly with dense punctures, posteriorly with sparse ones, medially without longitudinal depression; S 7 sparsely punctate and with smooth interspaces. Female. Unknown.	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
5AED320AF1DB57B792FB52B986E646C8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangdong, Hainan).	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
5AED320AF1DB57B792FB52B986E646C8.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name Methocha transcarinata is derived from the two Latin words: trans - (= transverse) + carinata (= carinate), referring to the propodeum with a transverse carina between dorsal and posterior surfaces.	en	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: 229-240, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.92.87032
