Manota ulu Hippa, 2006

Hippa, Heikki & Papp, László, 2007, The genus Manota Williston (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) in Thailand, with the description of seven new species, Zootaxa 1528, pp. 41-60 : 47

Manota ulu Hippa, 2006

Records. 1 male, Trang Prov., Khao Chong Botanic Garden, rainforest, No. 36, Nov 18, 2004, leg. L. Papp & M. Földvári; 1 male, Trang Prov., Palian District, Nam Tok Nam Pan Forest Park, over streams & vegetation around waterfalls, No. 35, Nov 17, 2004, leg. L. Papp & M. Földvári.

Remarks. The species was recently described from Selangor, Malaysia ( Hippa 2006). The male from Nam Tok Nam Pan has the hypopygium unusual ( Figs 3 A, B), with the gonocoxites appearing short and compact as if compressed in an anterior–posterior direction. The specimen is apparently teratological rather than damaged during the mounting process. It cannot be ruled out that it may represent a new species.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Manota ulu Hippa: hypopygium in dorsal (A) and in ventral (B) view. Scale 0.1 mm.