Methocha depressa Kimsey 2011

Male. Body length. 5–7 mm. Head. Clypeus with obtuse medial projection (Fig. 10), apex linear or shallowly emarginate; antennal lobes rounded; frons with strong medial projection or lobe above antennal sockets (Fig. 18); frons and vertex punctures separated by 1–2 puncture diameters; scapal carina less than half length of scape; flagellomere I 1.7× as long as broad; flagellomere II 2.5× as long as broad; flagellomere III 2.8× as long as broad; flagellomeres IV–X arcuate; flagellomere XI 5× as long as broad. Mesosoma. Pronotal disk strongly depressed on either side of elevated midline posterior to anterior margin, shoulders evenly rounded (Fig. 18); scutal punctures separated by 1 puncture diameter, except for less densely punctate medial area; scutellum nearly impunctate; mesopleural punctures 1–2 puncture diameters apart; propodeum with coarse, contiguous areolae (Fig. 24). Metasoma. Terga highly polished, punctures tiny and separated by 4 or more puncture diameters; sternum I punctures 1 puncture diameter apart; sterna II-V anteriorly with contiguous punctures, separated from posterior part by punctulate transverse groove, posteriorly strongly convex, punctures 1–2 puncture diameters apart. Genitalia (Fig. 23). Paramere breadth at medial angle 1.5× breadth at halfway point between apex and medial angle, paramere length versus breadth at submedial angle is 6×. Color. black; clypeus sometimes partly reddish brown; mandibles reddish; palpi yellow to pale brown; parategula black; legs dark brown to black; palpi whitish; wing membrane untinted apically. Vestiture. Sparse erect, silvery.

Male. Body length. 5–7 mm. Head. Clypeus with obtuse medial projection (Fig. 10), apex linear or shallowly emarginate; antennal lobes rounded; frons with strong medial projection or lobe above antennal sockets (Fig. 18); frons and vertex punctures separated by 1–2 puncture diameters; scapal carina less than half length of scape; flagellomere I 1.7× as long as broad; flagellomere II 2.5× as long as broad; flagellomere III 2.8× as long as broad; flagellomeres IV–X arcuate; flagellomere XI 5× as long as broad. Mesosoma. Pronotal disk strongly depressed on either side of elevated midline posterior to anterior margin, shoulders evenly rounded (Fig. 18); scutal punctures separated by 1 puncture diameter, except for less densely punctate medial area; scutellum nearly impunctate; mesopleural punctures 1–2 puncture diameters apart; propodeum with coarse, contiguous areolae (Fig. 24). Metasoma. Terga highly polished, punctures tiny and separated by 4 or more puncture diameters; sternum I punctures 1 puncture diameter apart; sterna II-V anteriorly with contiguous punctures, separated from posterior part by punctulate transverse groove, posteriorly strongly convex, punctures 1–2 puncture diameters apart. Genitalia (Fig. 23). Paramere breadth at medial angle 1.5× breadth at halfway point between apex and medial angle, paramere length versus breadth at submedial angle is 6×. Color. black; clypeus sometimes partly reddish brown; mandibles reddish; palpi yellow to pale brown; parategula black; legs dark brown to black; palpi whitish; wing membrane untinted apically. Vestiture. Sparse erect, silvery.