Manota whiteleyi Jaschhof & Mostovski, 2006

Hippa, Heikki & Kurina, Olavi, 2012, New species and new records of Afrotropical Manota Williston (Diptera, Mycetophilidae), with a key to the species, Zootaxa 3455, pp. 1-48 : 47

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.209019
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6177611
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D9558784-FFC7-FFCB-1EDF-FB205EFDFA6D
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Manota whiteleyi Jaschhof & Mostovski, 2006
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Manota whiteleyi Jaschhof & Mostovski, 2006 View in CoL

Material studied. 1 male, GHANA, Central Region, Kakum nr. Entwi Hrom, Malaise trap 8–15.xi.1999, leg. T. Andersson (on slide, in MZLU).

Remarks. The species was described from South Africa ( Jaschhof & Mostovski 2006) and later reported from the Ivory Coast ( Hippa 2008). The species is similar to M. pilosa but is easily distinguished by the short gonostylus as outlined in the key.